Yes, Whales Get Sunburned 2.51K Adrian Chen 11/14/10 12:08PM Filed to: Animals Animals whales Sunburn Appic Whales off the Mexican coast are getting sunburned, possibly because of damage to the ozone layer. Said one scientist: "Humans can put on clothes or sunglasses - whales can't." Haha, a whale with sunglasses! What were we talking about again?