On November 9, 1970, a gray whale about 45 feet (13.7 meters) long was washed ashore on the coast of the town of Florence, Oregon, USA. Oregon officials, who were in trouble, decided to 'explode the ...

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 ...