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A widely reported case of an exploding whale occurred in Florence, Oregon, in November 1970, when the Oregon Highway Division (now the Oregon Department of Transportation) blew up a decaying sperm whale with dynamite in an attempt to dispose of its rotting carcass. The explosion threw whale flesh around 800 feet (240 metres) away, and its odor ...
The explosion of animals is an uncommon event arising from natural causes or human activity. Among the best known examples are the post-mortem explosion of whales, either as a result of natural decomposition or deliberate attempts at carcass disposal. [1] Other instances of exploding animals are defensive in nature or the result of human ...
A beachcomber inspects the carcass of a whale. The bite marks on the whale were made by a great white shark. Memorial to beached whales outside Florence, Oregon. If a whale is beached near an inhabited locality, the rotting carcass can pose a nuisance as well as a health risk. Such very large carcasses are difficult to move.
Between 2018 and 2023, hundreds of gray whale carcasses washed up along the West Coast. A food shortage led to the phenomenon, which is over, scientists say.
It’s floating farther out into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sarasota County, Florida 1 1 0 44-foot (13.4-meter) male. Carcass dragged out to sea. [3] 2021 June 6 United States Bay County, Florida 1 1 0 29 ft (9 m) long 2020 December 24 United Kingdom Withernsea, East Yorkshire 10 10 0 2020 November 19 United States Mobile Bay, Alabama 1 1 0 10.7m long 2018 November 23 New Zealand Tokerau Beach ...
Right whales more typically seen in Florida waters On Feb. 1, 2016, researchers took this aerial image of a right whaleand her first calf. The pair were sighted approximately 5 nautical miles off ...