60 ton sperm whale explodes in Taiwan

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60 ton sperm whale explodes in Taiwan

On January 24th 2004 , 2 days into the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey a very unusual thing happened. A 56-foot , 60-ton sperm whale died on a beach in Taiwan.
60 ton sperm whale explodes in Taiwan

Researchers wanted the carcass to perform an autopsy and for research, so they loaded the whale onto a tractor-trailer and set out through the city of Tainan.
60 ton sperm whale

Residents of Tainan learned a lesson in whale biology after the decomposing remains of a 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.
The Whale that Exploded

The 56-foot-long whale had been on a truck headed for a necropsy by researchers, when gases from internal decay caused its entrails to explode in the southern city of Tainan. Residents and shop owners wore masks while trying to clean up the spilt blood and entrails.
Believe it or not the thing this man is pointing is the sperm whale penis...

Once moved to a nearby nature preserve, the male specimen the largest whale ever recorded in Taiwan drew the attention of locals because of its large penis, measured at some five feet, the Taipei Times reported. “More than 100 Tainan city residents, mostly men, have reportedly gone to see the corpse to ‘experience’ the size of its penis,” the newspaper reported
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