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Video: Here’s what happens when a sperm whale explodes (Warning: Graphic Content)

Published 17:16 27 Nov 2013 GMT

Updated 14:40 12 Nov 2014 GMT

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Video: Here’s what happens when a sperm whale explodes (Warning: Graphic Content)

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The poor animal died of natural causes and the decomposition process leads to a, well, you’ll have to click to find out.

That whales explode when they die on land is not news. The decomposition process leads to a build-up of gas inside the giant mammals that can lead to explosive outcomes and now we have video from the Faroe Islands so you can see, if you wish, exactly what that looks like. A scientist approached the whale to examine it but they set off the explosion, which results in a lot of stuff that was inside the whale all of a sudden being outside the whale. It is gross, disgusting and we guarantee you watch it more than once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynQ_cw6oHMg

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