The smell of the rotting whale carcass began emanating a terrible odor. This prompted discussions of how to get rid of it. Curious onlookers visit a dead whale that washed up on the Oregon Coast ...

On November 9, 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore on a beach in Florence. Oregon's Highway Division decided to remove the whale using a dynamite explosion, assuming the 8-ton carcass would be ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused t… ...

After ruling out burying the whale, or cutting it into smaller pieces, the Oregon State Highway Division decided to blow it up with dynamite. The goal? Disintegrate the majority of the carcass and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a ... ‘Where is the blow hole?’ ” Biologists hoped to complete their work Tuesday, untether the carcass and “let ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species, according to NOAA Fisheries, and fully grown can reach up to 85 feet (25.9 meters) long and weigh between 40 tons and 80 tons.