So that's what they mean by "There She Blows!" - Ok, here is the animal oddity for today; Taiwan News has a report on a huge dead sperm whale that was being carted through Tainan City and that blew up along the way.
Here's a snippet from the Taiwan News report:
National Cheng Kung University marine biologist, professor Wang Chien-ping, was on the scene and said he had he instructed the truck driver to move the carcass so the whale could be used for educational purposes and an autopsy could be done.
The beached whale was found on along a stretch of coast in Yunlin County on Saturday.
"The animal was close to death when someone found it beached on shore on Saturday... Because of the natural decomposing process, a lot of gases accumulated, and when the pressure buildup was too great, the whale's belly just exploded and spilled blood and the innards on the street," Wang said.
Gross!
I guess this is why whalers always did their research at sea.
Hat tip to Drudge.
