A dead whale that washed up on Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York, on Thursday may explode, authorities have warned, adding that curious passersby should keep a 300-foot distance. The release of ...

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odor. And its source is drawing in more than ...

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odour. And its source is drawing in more than just seagulls.A 25-tonne ...

The animal was a fin whale, the second-largest animal in the world, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said.

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Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.

The long tale of Wally the whale is finally over. The humpback whale's carcass, which had repeatedly washed ashore in California, was disposed of in a local landfill. The 14-metre whale was cut into ...