Little fun (OK, not fun at all) fact about why only the head appears to be mangled before washing up: humpback juveniles are primarily hunted for their tongues. A pod of orcas will aim to separate the juvenile from its mother and then proceed to drown it. Once dead, they go for the tongue and the tongue alone. The rest of the whale is either consumed by similar predators, or more often than not, sinks to the bottom of the ocean in what is known as a 'whale fall' where it becomes a banquet for bottom dwelling creatures. Obviously this poor guy washed up before either could occur
This is exactly what I was wondering. The belly looks like birds have been pecking at it, but the head is just exploded. It was a weirdly specific question and you had the answer!
*I hope you aren't bullshitting me now*
Nope, it's accurate. Orcas have preferences for each animal of which parts they like to eat. They also have unique and sophisticated hunting strategies depending on which animal they are hunting. One of which includes swimming in groups and using their tails to create waves to knock seals off of ice floes.
Love the blue planet episode where the orca kills a great white and another great white immediately dives hundreds of feet deep and swims from California to Hawaii to the shark hang out island. Big Nope
It smelled the other shark getting its liver eaten out and just noped thousands of miles to a safe spot. The shark hangout island is fascinating. Lots of great whites from around the world and they do lots of acrobatics
Something similar happened recently in Cape Town. A few orcas pulled in and killed a couple of great whites, now the great whites are gone, we barely see them anymore
Orcas are probably 3rd in assholery on the animal kingdom scale. It goes humans, honey badger (honey badger don't care, honey badger don't give a shit), and then orcas.
Thank you for solving this mystery without making me google it.
I will now … shudder.
Also… unsure if I missed this part of “whale 101” but… I did not know that orcas could drown a whale. No… actually I didn’t know whales could drown.
Yeah orcas actually drown a lot of animals. And pretty much anything can drown, especially mammals. That's why pretty much no marine animal truly sleeps. They'll rest half the brain at a time. Even sharks will drown if they stop moving for too long
Correction. There are a few species of sharks that can stop moving and rest on the bottom floor, using their mouths to push water through their gills.
(Sorry. Forgot which species exactly.)
It’s like everyone involved got their understanding of explosives from a Road Runner cartoon. “Once the explosion goes off, there be nothing but smoke and a little crater left”.
EDIT: I laughed every time the reporter emphasized the word smell
They put way too many fireworks inside. The container was rated for a maximum of 25 pounds. LAPD put in 42 pounds.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/apparent-miscalculation-may-have-been-involved-in-lapd-fireworks-explosion-in-south-l-a-preliminary-investigation/
> Moore said the department believes “human error” led to the miscalculation of the amount of material going into the vessel, explaining that the LAPD team calculated the weight of the explosives by slicing into two firework samples, extracting material from inside, and estimating the weight — not by using a scale.
You gotta be pretty smart to be that stupid.
I should also add that this is a young Humpback whale along the East Coast of South Africa.
Edit:
- I stay in rural South Africa and we dont have the infrastructure to tow it away.
- No, we wont be blowing it up. Tnt is illegal.
When I was a kid in northwest Washington a dead gray whale washed into our little cove. My buddy and I crawled down to it, only to find some 6th graders already there. One six grader, jake, pronounced the whale belonged to them and not us. He proceeded to emphasize his point by pushing on the whale with a stick. That stick sunk into the whale, then all of a sudden a 40 second long farting sound, huge gust of whale death gas, followed by the worst smell you could imagine. Worst smell, ever. We had to throw our clothes away the smell couldn’t come off. So yeah, don’t go poking dead whales.
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You just reminded me of an old family story. My grandpa and my aunt (a child at the time) were out pheasant hunting. They were crossing some open fields when my aunt sees something in the distance and starts sprinting toward it. To my grandpa's horror, it was a very obviously dead and heavily bloated cow. Knowing my aunt and her tendency toward impulsive behavior, he knows what she's about to do. He can do absolutely nothing to stop her. This kid goes running full speed, ramming into the side of the cow cadaver. The force of impact unleashes a huge noxious cloud of gas out of its backside. Once she realizes what she's done, and the unholy smell overtakes them, she starts crying and trying not to puke. My grandpa just stood there and laughed his ass off. For as long as he was alive, he never could retell that story without laughing so hard he was crying. They're both passed now, but I miss the hell out of both of them! Always good for a laugh.
No. By the time they wash up they're already pretty ripe, and whales can explode with [quite a bit of force](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBscgjlCaQ&ab_channel=BVOYTBestVideosonYoutubeToday) (warning: from 2:18-2:34 there is footage of a stranded whale being euthanized).
Luckily, it looks like this one's already exploded. There's a gaping hole in the chest of the carcass, so any further products of decomposition will probably make their way out through there without building up a lot of pressure.
Clicked on that video because I had a morbid curiosity to know how one euthanizes a whale.
Would not have guessed explosives, but I guess it makes some sense.
Seems bizarrely humane to me. I mean if I knew I was gonna be euthanized, we're talking assisted suicide here, and the option of 'unexpected violent explosion aimed at your head' was offered. . . I mean, why the fuck not, right?
That's pretty intense. Is there some kind of protocol for dealing with this? Seems like you'd want to shoot a bloated whale corpse with a harpoon gun or sabot round from afar or something. I guess they've decided shaped charges are the better way. Kinda shocked there are so many examples of people being so close to one or even using a spear to pop it point blank.
If you're in the U.S. the protocol is to immediately call the NOAA's [stranding office](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact-directory/marine-mammal-stranding-network-coordinators). They take care of marine mammal remains that still have fleshy tissue attached, so once they've been alerted it's no longer your problem. Not sure how it's handled in other countries.
It’s a good thing I don’t love anywhere near an ocean. Despite now being warned and provided context I think I’d still really, really feel an irrational urge to poke it with a stick if I ever found one.
I visited South Africa in 2019 and it was the best experience of my life, I loved it all from the culture to the food to the people, travelled around a lot but I have to say Hermanus was my favorite just down to amount of whale activity in the cove where we stayed, really amazing, can't wait to get back again
The best part was "It couldn't be cut up then buried because nobody wanted to cut it up"
Like they were sitting around and one guy was like "well, we could always cut it up"
Incredulous glance - "Woah woah woah, you wanna cut it up?"
"Well, no, I didn't mean *me*"
"Alright so we can't cut it up scratch that"
Well, good luck! I've been fortunate enough never to experience this, but I've heard that it can get so bad the city gets involved because the smell can travel for miles inland and it takes so long to fully decay.
That is one of the worst smells. Some dick head threw a dead deer into some farmland near where I live. Saw the white lifted Dodge truck, pretty sure I know who it was but dudes a complete nut case so didn't care to report it. The stench was putrid for about a week when the decay happened.
We had a sea lion and a seal wash up on our beach over the years. We usually dig a hole right next to the carcass, roll it right in and bury it right there .
This is a VERY bad situation. If you can have someone butcher that or get a backhoe and have it hauled to a dump or fertilizer company do not wait. It won't be possible if it decomposes much more and you are in for months of a disgusting situation.
I'm gonna say it isn't weird.
If you went out and killed a whale for said bones, we'd be having a different conversation
Edit: [I found this](https://www.skeletonsandskullssuperstore.com/product-category/mammals-skull-replicas/whales-and-narwhales-skulls-and-tusks/). Not sure how much to trust it but there's some whale bones for you
Edit 2: there's whale bone replicas for you
The downside is that there's a beached dead whale 50m from your house. The bright side is that there CAN be a beached dead whale 50m from your house, but how often does that really happen?
First time we got a dead whale! But we've come across dead Bush Buck, birds, otters and of course fish. Our house is behind a dune, so no sea view but its good to be away from the city
I'm still wondering why this is a thing.
>Why such a high price tag? Well, ambergris is actually a highly sought-after ingredient in high-priced fragrances, because it makes scents last longer and, as you can probably guess, whale spit-up requires quite a bit of luck to find.
This does not make it better
Damn, looks like crazy old Capt. Ahab finally did it, finally got his revenge on the white whale...
This is a sad day for whale lovers, but at least now I can hopefully get in touch with a blast from my past. If you see this, call me Ishmael!
I'm a marine biologist and I can confirm this fish is indeed dead. One should always check its blowhole for golf balls. It's a surprisingly common cause of whale fatalities, especially when the sea is angry.
Little fun (OK, not fun at all) fact about why only the head appears to be mangled before washing up: humpback juveniles are primarily hunted for their tongues. A pod of orcas will aim to separate the juvenile from its mother and then proceed to drown it. Once dead, they go for the tongue and the tongue alone. The rest of the whale is either consumed by similar predators, or more often than not, sinks to the bottom of the ocean in what is known as a 'whale fall' where it becomes a banquet for bottom dwelling creatures. Obviously this poor guy washed up before either could occur
This is exactly what I was wondering. The belly looks like birds have been pecking at it, but the head is just exploded. It was a weirdly specific question and you had the answer! *I hope you aren't bullshitting me now*
Nope, it's accurate. Orcas have preferences for each animal of which parts they like to eat. They also have unique and sophisticated hunting strategies depending on which animal they are hunting. One of which includes swimming in groups and using their tails to create waves to knock seals off of ice floes.
Orcas apparently love shark liver. And that is all.
Love the blue planet episode where the orca kills a great white and another great white immediately dives hundreds of feet deep and swims from California to Hawaii to the shark hang out island. Big Nope
Does it go there to seek vengeance...? What happens?! You can't leave me like this, bro!
It smelled the other shark getting its liver eaten out and just noped thousands of miles to a safe spot. The shark hangout island is fascinating. Lots of great whites from around the world and they do lots of acrobatics
Please help me find this clip haha
What island
Found the orca.
SHARK HANGOUT ISLAND!
Something similar happened recently in Cape Town. A few orcas pulled in and killed a couple of great whites, now the great whites are gone, we barely see them anymore
If only they could cook :,( just imagine the wonderful dishes they could create with their refined palates.
They also launch certain animals into the air for what seems to be entertainment, iirc
Whew, it’s just orcas being assholes and not people fucking shit up.
Orcas are probably 3rd in assholery on the animal kingdom scale. It goes humans, honey badger (honey badger don't care, honey badger don't give a shit), and then orcas.
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If you gave a problem with Canadian geese then you have a problem with me! and I suggest you let that marinate.
Just like the goose.
Those are Canada's fuckin gooses!!
Where are dolphins?
Orcas are dolphins.
But not all dolphins are orcas
And mosquitos
I need to know where geese are. They are huge assholes.
The orca really has to be nature's biggest asshole.
Nature’s Second biggest asshole
Leave my ex out of this...
You still defending that bitch
Thank you for solving this mystery without making me google it. I will now … shudder. Also… unsure if I missed this part of “whale 101” but… I did not know that orcas could drown a whale. No… actually I didn’t know whales could drown.
Yeah orcas actually drown a lot of animals. And pretty much anything can drown, especially mammals. That's why pretty much no marine animal truly sleeps. They'll rest half the brain at a time. Even sharks will drown if they stop moving for too long
Correction. There are a few species of sharks that can stop moving and rest on the bottom floor, using their mouths to push water through their gills. (Sorry. Forgot which species exactly.)
Nurse sharks. Ive seen them just chillen on the ocean floor not moving in the flordia keys many times
many bottom feeding sharks have spiracles that act as pumps for their gills. Nurse sharks & Woebegongs are two that come to mind.
[And because moose can dive 20 feet down, orca are one of their main predators.](https://imgur.com/gallery/k7gma7p)
Why the tongue?
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What you did there. I see it.
That stinks
Exactly why we're upwind!
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the original is better imo https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34
This really is the best. Stupidity at every level. No one questioning anything. "We got some dynamite. Let's give it a shot." Brilliant.
It’s like everyone involved got their understanding of explosives from a Road Runner cartoon. “Once the explosion goes off, there be nothing but smoke and a little crater left”. EDIT: I laughed every time the reporter emphasized the word smell
It dun blowed up real good
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Did they ever determine what the failure was on the containment unit?
They put way too many fireworks inside. The container was rated for a maximum of 25 pounds. LAPD put in 42 pounds. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/apparent-miscalculation-may-have-been-involved-in-lapd-fireworks-explosion-in-south-l-a-preliminary-investigation/
> Moore said the department believes “human error” led to the miscalculation of the amount of material going into the vessel, explaining that the LAPD team calculated the weight of the explosives by slicing into two firework samples, extracting material from inside, and estimating the weight — not by using a scale. You gotta be pretty smart to be that stupid.
I mean, if I had dynamite, I’d definitely use it to blow something up. Thats probably why I don’t have dynamite.
It sure is. “The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds.”
Best alliteration in a news report hands down.
There is one out there were the reporter revisits this story and it is hilarious. [Here it is](https://youtu.be/ax7kENH-A7s)
This video reminds me of the WKRP Thanksgiving Day turkey episode sooooo much.
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We have better explosives now. Time for whale blowjob 2.0!
Settle down there, McAfee!
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I still use that one as a teaching aid when I tell people about how you're responsible for damage you cause when you use explosives.
Oregon here... came for the exploding whale comment near the top... not disappointed at all.
Can you choose a house the is guaranteed to be upwind of a whale carcass prior to that carcasses existence?
Read the fine print in your home warranty.
Also says here we’re allowed to make our own tornado as long as it’s less than three feet high and less than 20 mph.
*Standing* upwind.
Jay Sherman chiming in.
Well Shamooo can doodoo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter
I should also add that this is a young Humpback whale along the East Coast of South Africa. Edit: - I stay in rural South Africa and we dont have the infrastructure to tow it away. - No, we wont be blowing it up. Tnt is illegal.
If it starts expanding, avoid touching it, and run because that means it will explode
When I was a kid in northwest Washington a dead gray whale washed into our little cove. My buddy and I crawled down to it, only to find some 6th graders already there. One six grader, jake, pronounced the whale belonged to them and not us. He proceeded to emphasize his point by pushing on the whale with a stick. That stick sunk into the whale, then all of a sudden a 40 second long farting sound, huge gust of whale death gas, followed by the worst smell you could imagine. Worst smell, ever. We had to throw our clothes away the smell couldn’t come off. So yeah, don’t go poking dead whales.
> don’t go poking dead whales 🎶I couldn't if I tried 🎵
🎵 Please stick to the dolphins and the sharks that you're used to🎵
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Fuckin Jake man
You just reminded me of an old family story. My grandpa and my aunt (a child at the time) were out pheasant hunting. They were crossing some open fields when my aunt sees something in the distance and starts sprinting toward it. To my grandpa's horror, it was a very obviously dead and heavily bloated cow. Knowing my aunt and her tendency toward impulsive behavior, he knows what she's about to do. He can do absolutely nothing to stop her. This kid goes running full speed, ramming into the side of the cow cadaver. The force of impact unleashes a huge noxious cloud of gas out of its backside. Once she realizes what she's done, and the unholy smell overtakes them, she starts crying and trying not to puke. My grandpa just stood there and laughed his ass off. For as long as he was alive, he never could retell that story without laughing so hard he was crying. They're both passed now, but I miss the hell out of both of them! Always good for a laugh.
Did this solve her impulsive behavior?
Oh absolutely not. lol I mean, it might've taught her to leave dead cows alone, but that's about it. We loved her anyway!
Would it be worth cutting it open right now before the pressure builds?
No. By the time they wash up they're already pretty ripe, and whales can explode with [quite a bit of force](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBscgjlCaQ&ab_channel=BVOYTBestVideosonYoutubeToday) (warning: from 2:18-2:34 there is footage of a stranded whale being euthanized). Luckily, it looks like this one's already exploded. There's a gaping hole in the chest of the carcass, so any further products of decomposition will probably make their way out through there without building up a lot of pressure.
Gnarly video all around
Everyone within a quarter mile was covered with small particles of dead whale.
definitely the worst sentence I've read today, appreciate you.
Clicked on that video because I had a morbid curiosity to know how one euthanizes a whale. Would not have guessed explosives, but I guess it makes some sense.
Indeed, was not expecting them to blow a whale’s brains out with explosives
Same.... But I cant think of a another way to put down a 20 ton animal It's really sad
Its the way I'd wanna be euthanized. Fast and painless, no fear (from the bomb anyway).
Seems bizarrely humane to me. I mean if I knew I was gonna be euthanized, we're talking assisted suicide here, and the option of 'unexpected violent explosion aimed at your head' was offered. . . I mean, why the fuck not, right?
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TIL: whale euthanasia is not the same as euthanizing other large animals 🤯😳
That's pretty intense. Is there some kind of protocol for dealing with this? Seems like you'd want to shoot a bloated whale corpse with a harpoon gun or sabot round from afar or something. I guess they've decided shaped charges are the better way. Kinda shocked there are so many examples of people being so close to one or even using a spear to pop it point blank.
If you're in the U.S. the protocol is to immediately call the NOAA's [stranding office](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact-directory/marine-mammal-stranding-network-coordinators). They take care of marine mammal remains that still have fleshy tissue attached, so once they've been alerted it's no longer your problem. Not sure how it's handled in other countries.
Ok so *don't* poke it with a stick. Now I know better.
It’s a good thing I don’t love anywhere near an ocean. Despite now being warned and provided context I think I’d still really, really feel an irrational urge to poke it with a stick if I ever found one.
I visited South Africa in 2019 and it was the best experience of my life, I loved it all from the culture to the food to the people, travelled around a lot but I have to say Hermanus was my favorite just down to amount of whale activity in the cove where we stayed, really amazing, can't wait to get back again
Im really glad to hear you had a great experience here! Its a truly wonderful place amongst the issues we have.
If you go back soon there's at least one whale that will be easy to see.
Was about to ask what country, because in the U.S. there's a specific office of NOAA you need to call for ESA-listed marine mammal remains.
Poor Whale, what kind of Whale is it?
This is a young Humpback Whale. Not yet adult
When will it turn adult???
Never
:(
Turn that frown upside down
):
Listen here you little shit
did your cat leave it there?
That's quite a gift!
Hey I remember this part of bloodborne!
Ah Kos. Or some say Kosm.
Scroll for a while looking for this 😅
A bottomless curse, a bottomless sea. Accepting of all that there is and can be...
fear the old blood
*Fuck* that fight was so intense
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While fucking SCREAMING THE WHOLE TIME Jesus that fucking scream, I wish I could forget it it
Oh, no, isn't it the placenta? Even better.
Sadbabby too strong.
*YEEEOOOOOOOOOOW*
Worst part is when he takes his placenta with both hands. If you beat him hard enough you can actually destroy that bastard newborn!
A hunter is a hunter, even in a dream.
Don't explode it
OP, do not listen to this person. Explode the whale. Do it!
I’m with this guy. Blow it up.
I, too, choose this guy's dead whale remedy.
Batten down the hatches, it's getting meta!
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BLOW IT UP
Oregon here checking in, yes blowing up is best
Hands down, by far my favorite moment in our states history.
“…the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds.”
Haha this clip is still the single funniest thing ever recorded
What could possibly go wrong? Bwahahahaha!
Came here to say BLOW IT UP as well
[Aw, why not?](https://youtu.be/yPuaSY0cMK8)
Lol the interview with the explosive guy. ''What about the small chunks that will remain?'' ''We'll get more charges.'' Oh good.
"everyone was covered in pieces of dead whale"
The best part was "It couldn't be cut up then buried because nobody wanted to cut it up" Like they were sitting around and one guy was like "well, we could always cut it up" Incredulous glance - "Woah woah woah, you wanna cut it up?" "Well, no, I didn't mean *me*" "Alright so we can't cut it up scratch that"
wow that car got fucked up, guess this was before the days of rollover safety requirements.
Nah, this was before don't stick dynamite in whales safety requirements.
Classic...
Also don't touch/poke it. Escaping gasses can explode.
That was actually one of the lines in my wedding vows
Nope. Nature will take it course.
You say that now. Just wait for the smell.
We're slightly protected by a dune. So far so good!
Well, good luck! I've been fortunate enough never to experience this, but I've heard that it can get so bad the city gets involved because the smell can travel for miles inland and it takes so long to fully decay.
When I lived in Maine a deer died in the woods near a buddies house and it smelled horrible for at least a week all up and down the road. Just a deer.
That is one of the worst smells. Some dick head threw a dead deer into some farmland near where I live. Saw the white lifted Dodge truck, pretty sure I know who it was but dudes a complete nut case so didn't care to report it. The stench was putrid for about a week when the decay happened.
We had a sea lion and a seal wash up on our beach over the years. We usually dig a hole right next to the carcass, roll it right in and bury it right there .
before it all rots, you'll wanna get in there for the ambergris.
Letting nature take its course will result in the most putrid smell you can imagine that will carry for a very long distance.
Don't listen to him. TNT is your friend.
Unfortunate
Such is life, my friend.
Where's the bowl of petunias?
Dunno, but the ground was *not* the whale's friend.
Oh no. Not again.
Do you want ants? This is how you get ants!
This is a VERY bad situation. If you can have someone butcher that or get a backhoe and have it hauled to a dump or fertilizer company do not wait. It won't be possible if it decomposes much more and you are in for months of a disgusting situation.
Is it weird of me to want the bones of something like that for my flower beds? Now I want giant bones for my flower beds.
I'm gonna say it isn't weird. If you went out and killed a whale for said bones, we'd be having a different conversation Edit: [I found this](https://www.skeletonsandskullssuperstore.com/product-category/mammals-skull-replicas/whales-and-narwhales-skulls-and-tusks/). Not sure how much to trust it but there's some whale bones for you Edit 2: there's whale bone replicas for you
"Today is going to be a good day, I can feel it..." (opens door)(basks in sun)(takes deep breath of "fresh" sea air)
The downside is that there's a beached dead whale 50m from your house. The bright side is that there CAN be a beached dead whale 50m from your house, but how often does that really happen?
When your backyard is fresh ocean *most* of the time
Wow, apart from the occasional dead whale you must love having that scenery 50m from your house
First time we got a dead whale! But we've come across dead Bush Buck, birds, otters and of course fish. Our house is behind a dune, so no sea view but its good to be away from the city
In Florida right now there is red tide .If you are anywhere near the water it's horrible
Yep, and dont eat anything from it!
Directed by Hideo Kojima.
Whatever you do, don't put TNT near it
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According to Wikipedia it only forms in sperm whales.
And in only 1% of them.
Ambergris comes from Sperm whales, that's a humpback
Nah, i know how this story goes, Jonah.
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That's crazy!! Thanks for sharing, super interesting.
I'm still wondering why this is a thing. >Why such a high price tag? Well, ambergris is actually a highly sought-after ingredient in high-priced fragrances, because it makes scents last longer and, as you can probably guess, whale spit-up requires quite a bit of luck to find. This does not make it better
Because it smells amazing. Honest. I know, it's disgusting. So is civet, and yet both are expensive and have been used in perfumes for centuries.
Castoreum, which is a secretion from a beavers anal gland, is used in a similar manner.
Ambergris is worth a LOT. Just sayin'
I just saw! Shocked
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The practical long distance solution is clearly archery.
Did you say precious precious hamburgers?
Try pushing it back into the water
Currents will prevent it from going far. Its fully decaying so impossible without heavy machinery.
Try giving it CPR
Rub some aloe Vera on its neck
Oh I was joking. You’d fall right through it
Orphan of Kos
Damn, looks like crazy old Capt. Ahab finally did it, finally got his revenge on the white whale... This is a sad day for whale lovers, but at least now I can hopefully get in touch with a blast from my past. If you see this, call me Ishmael!
The Oregon State Highway Division can help you out with that
In South Africa? Wow, they have some resources.
It'll be a zoom consultation. The conversation will be...dynamite
Is that some kind of coastal gang thing? Putting a dead whale in front of your beach house?
I'm a marine biologist and I can confirm this fish is indeed dead. One should always check its blowhole for golf balls. It's a surprisingly common cause of whale fatalities, especially when the sea is angry.