A few days ago, some netizens shot a video saying that the body of a dead whale appeared on the seaside outside Shantou, Guangdong. On January 30, a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily learned from the Shantou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau that the scene was currently under control. After the tide rises in the afternoon, staff will salvage the whale carcass according to the situation on the scene, and may subsequently make it into specimens.

A video shot by a netizen showed a partially red whale carcass floating among a large number of rocks on the coast of Shantou. Many netizens reminded everyone in the comments not to get close. In response to this matter, on January 30, a Beijing Youth Daily reporter called the Shantou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau. The staff said that the site has been fenced off and people are not allowed to approach. Because the whale carcass is among the rocks, they are waiting for the tide to rise. When the on-site staff will use a boat to pull the whale carcass into the water according to the situation, they will then salvage it. They will then see whether it can be made into a specimen or be disposed of harmlessly according to the situation.

As for whether netizens are concerned about whether a "whale explosion" will occur, the staff said that this will not happen for the time being. A whale explosion requires at least exposure to the sun. There is no such weather condition here now. Exposure to the sun will affect the gas in the whale's body, which will then expand. "Without exposure, there will be no problem. Of course, it won't work if you leave it for too long. This matter will be taken care of this afternoon."

The staff said that they had done this before. We have dealt with this kind of thing before. A whale carcass appeared on the beach before, but because it took a long time, the staff found that they could not make a specimen after looking at it, and finally conducted a harmless treatment.

This matter has aroused many discussions among netizens on the Internet, and many netizens are more concerned about whether a "whale explosion" will occur. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily found out that the Beijing Science Center had previously conducted science popularization on "whale explosions". A popular science article states that after a whale dies, its immune system stops working, bacteria multiply, and internal organs and tissues begin to decay. These bacteria will decompose proteins, fats and other substances in the corpse and produce a large amount of putrefactive gases, such as methane, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia. , carbon dioxide, etc. As the gas builds up, the whale's carcass gradually expands. When the expansion reaches a certain level and the internal pressure is too great for the body to bear, the gas in the body will break through the weak parts of the body and explode. There was a tragic situation with internal organs and blood gushing out. Whales eat a lot of food. After death, the food remaining in the gastrointestinal tract ferments and rots with the organs and internal organs, producing a lot of putrefactive gases.

Under direct sunlight outdoors, bacteria in the body grow and decompose faster. Whales have rough skin and thick flesh, so gas cannot easily escape. When the gas accumulates to the limit that the skin can withstand, it will explode under the influence of external forces. After all, a whale explosion is a form of explosion. If you are very close during a whale explosion, you will be easily injured by the ejection. From the perspective of the overall environment, the putrefactive gases and putrefactive substances after whale explosions will also pollute the environment.

As for how to deal with whale carcasses, popular science articles stated that whale explosions are an occasional natural phenomenon, and encountering whale explosions while walking on the beach is an extremely unlikely event. If you encounter a dead whale washed up on the coast, the correct way to deal with it is to notify professionals.

Depending on different circumstances, some stranded whales need to be dissected and made into specimens, and some places will choose to drag the whale carcasses back to the ocean if conditions are suitable to help them complete a whale fall.

For whales that need to be dissected, the dissectors must first be fully armed when facing them, wearing gas masks and waterproof suits, and then proceed to skin the carcasses, chemically process them, and prepare them into specimens. During this process, the dissectors must Be extremely careful. If you are not careful, you may face the risk of whale explosion, so this process requires extreme caution and care from the dissection personnel.