Question

Why do blue whales explode when they die

Answer 1

A decomposing whale carcass generates gases which build up inside their stomach and large internal organs. This then causes them to expand, but whale skin and blubber are tough so the gases become trapped inside. Whales can apparently hold in gasses, or the “death burp,” for long periods after they die, sometimes resulting in massive and extremely messy explosions.

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Answer 2

Gas build up inside the body.

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When a blue whale dies, the body starts decomposing, and the gases cannot escape, resulting into the explosion.