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Video: sperm whale explodes

Posted at 8:09 PM, Nov 27, 2013
and last updated 2013-11-27 22:09:29-05

WARNING: THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHIC. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED.

In this astonishing YouTube video, the corpse of a sperm whale explodes violently when cut open–reportedly due to gas buildup caused by putrefying fish. According to the video description, the whale died of natural causes.