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Why do dead whales explode?
- jacquesm 12y agoCows will do this too (Warning, gross picture): http://pics.ww.com/v/jacques/trips/us2/dscf0622.jpg.html http://pics.ww.com/v/jacques/trips/us2/dscf0622.jpg.html Basically any animal that's got a pretty good seal going and that is in a prolonged state of decomposition will eventually puncture like a balloon at its weakest point. The reason is simply the gases created by the bacteria that decompose the body have to go somewhere, the better the seal the bigger the eventual bang.