When an eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore on the Oregon coast, officials believed dynamite was the fastest way to remove the rotting carcass. Instead, the massive explosion launched huge pieces of ...

Humpback whale explodes from the sea just feet from stunned boaters Boaters off Byron Bay, Australia got the surprise of their lives on June 15 when a humpback whale suddenly breached right beside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florence, Oregon, is famous for an exploding whale, but the town has much more to offer. It sits near the Oregon Dunes National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A screen grab shows the bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale floating off the Danish island of Anholt. After unsuccessful ...

Home to the Oregon coast’s infamous exploding whale incident, Florence has a lot more going for it than its most notorious footnote. About a three-hour drive south from Portland, the coastal city ...