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Dynamite whales, exploding toads, suicide ants, bomb rats: 10 most explosive animals on the planet (and yes they make a mess)

Explosions are messy at the best of times, but when the thing exploding is an animal, or part of an animal, it rarely ends ...
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Authorities warn dead whale on beach may literally explode

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 ...
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Fears of exploding whales as New Zealand clears carcasses

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 ...
EcoPortal.net

A 20-ton sperm whale hauled itself onto a South Carolina resort beach, and the same instrument built to catch dying stars had been listening to its kind all along

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

Hold your nose and don't stop for a selfie: Why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea

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 ...