Bloated sperm whale carcass explodes. YouTube video
The process of decomposition includes bloating when bacteria in the gut breaks down the tissues of the body, releasing gases that accumulate in the intestines.
In this video, a biologist is examining a sperm whale that had died of natural causes, but his brief prod of the whale caused the gases to burst out, causing the whale carcass to “explode”, in a disgusting show of nature.
Warning: Graphic video
