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 ...

A juvenile sperm whale stranded at Hilton Head Island in May 2025. What scientists found during the necropsy raises bigger ...

Timmy the humpback whale's bloated carcass. Timmy the whale, recently deceased, is at risk of exploding soon. The young humpback whale that first captured the internet's attention after becoming ...

A dead whale that washed up on Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York, on Thursday may explode, authorities have warned, adding that curious passersby should keep a 300-foot distance. The release of ...

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odor. And its source is drawing in more than just seagulls. A 25-ton sperm whale is rotting on the rock platform of Era ...

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. A screen grab shows the bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale floating off the Danish island of Anholt. After unsuccessful ...

Shocking footage has captured the moment beachgoers rallied to push a wounded whale, which washed ashore at Bondi Beach, back into the surf. In video and images uploaded to Facebook, a group of ...