Explosions are messy at the best of times, but when the thing exploding is an animal, or part of an animal, it rarely ends well.

The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The ...

Experts have warned that the carcass of a young humpback whale which washed up on a beach after a failed rescue effort could explode. The animal, affectionately known as Timmy, gained public attention ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florence, Oregon, is famous for an exploding whale, but the town has much more to offer. It sits near the Oregon Dunes National ...

Danish officials have warned the public to stay away from the carcass, due to risks of infection NEWS5/YouTube Timmy the whale, recently deceased, could explode soon due to the buildup of gas from his ...