WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay ...

Methane gas can build inside a decomposing whale carcass and cause it to explode. Whales tend to explode after they die. We can’t blame you if you don't know this, but you don’t have to take our word ...

A beached whale is not necessarily unusual for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but the agency has had its hands full since a 34-foot juvenile humpback whale washed ashore at Nehalem Bay ...

Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...

An Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84. George Thomas Thornton gained national attention over the exploding whale, ...

The idea of an exploding whale might seem like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller or a horror movie, but it’s a rare, real-life event that occurs when a dead whale’s body bursts due to the ...

You may have heard about the exploding dead whale of Florence, Oregon. You might even have seen some pictures, but not these. In 1970, a dead sperm whale was blown up by the Oregon Highway Division in ...

Whales tend to explode after they die. We can’t blame you if you don’t know this, but you don’t have to take our word for it, either. Instead, check out this cetacean detonation video that was ...

It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the famous whale occurrence. It happened one fateful afternoon on the shores of ...

On Thursday, Nov. 12, 1970, an event happened that put the town of Florence on the map. A highway engineer, faced with the need to dispose of an eight-ton whale carcass that had washed up on the beach ...

Two weeks ago, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” took one of the show’s pivots away from focusing on serious current topics to feature a hilarious segment on the over-the-top names, mascots, and ...