Whale carcasses take decades to fully decompose and can provide food for an entire ecosystem ... until finally coming to rest on the seabed. This is when the carcass becomes known as a whale fall.

Divers off the coast of La Jolla made an extraordinary discovery last week when they spotted the carcass of a baby whale on the ocean floor. The find, while somber, has provided a unique opportunity ...

WAIMANALO — At least three large tiger sharks have been spotted feeding on the decomposing carcass of a humpback whale just off-shore from Waimanalo Bay Beach Park. Wednesday, April 4, 2021 12:05 am ...

Jim Rice, a stranding program manager at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, agreed that he believes this is a decomposing whale carcass. While riding his all-terrain ...

The carcass of a whale found in Hong Kong ... chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society, said decomposition of the whale could take months, depending on the temperature, weather ...

UPDATE: Orcas might not have killed the whale despite an initial claim by a researcher. An examination of the carcass after the whale washed ashore revealed possible shark bites, but results of a ...

The carcass of what environment authorities say is a dwarf sperm whale has been found washed up on an Adelaide beach. A local tour boat operator says he saw the same animal two days ago ...

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...

In July 2021, when a whale carcass was found in Osaka Bay, it was buried on land and the flesh was allowed to decompose naturally following a request by the Osaka Museum of Natural History.

Whale carcasses take decades to fully decompose and can provide food for an entire ecosystem ... until finally coming to rest on the seabed. This is when the carcass becomes known as a whale fall.