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 ...

Exploding whales—they boast a fairly brief, but dramatic history on the internet. Of course, who could forget this horrifying, totally disgusting, but oddly compelling video of a sperm whale carcass ...

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...

The whales stranded themselves on what's known as a deathtrap for ocean life. — -- Rescue workers are trying to save nearly 200 whales that were beached in New Zealand on Friday, though at least ...

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

The animals are being buried in a mass grave at the site. LONDON -- Fifty-one more pilot whales beached themselves and died in New Zealand, raising to nearly 200 the number that have done so over the ...