Whales carry quite a bit of bacteria and parasites. They’re a pretty big ecosystem on their own when they’re swimming in the ocean, so there’s a lot of stuff on whales that you probably don’t want to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy botched whale corpse disposal day to you and yours. Just last year, Florence Mayor Rob Ward stood in front of a small crowd ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

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FLORENCE, Ore. (Amazing America) — The Exploding Whale Incident is one of the strangest, most memorable mishaps in American local history. On November 12, 1970, in Florence, Oregon, a 45-foot, ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego, a rare sight in Southern California, as they migrate south to Baja California to breed.