Pre-taxidermy horse
Taxidermy is the preserving of an animal’s body via mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state. The...
Category: Dead Animals
Dead animals causing a stink.
Seagulls eating a dead walrus through its eye
Seagulls eat the corpse of a walrus. One gull has eaten through the eye socket and has put his entire head through the eye.
Dead whale belly exploding (video)
A dead sperm whale’s belly explodes due to the build of gases as it decomposes.
Victim of elephant poaching
In 1979, the African elephant population was estimated to be around 1.3 million in 37 range states, but by 1989 only 600,000 remained. Although many ivory traders repeatedly claimed that the problem was habitat...
Horse impaled by debris in the 2013 Moore, OK tornado
The 2013 Moore tornado was a deadly tornado that occurred on the afternoon of May 20, 2013. The EF5 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), impacted Moore, Oklahoma,...
Huge, gelatinous sea creature washed ashore in Chili
Chilean scientists are baffled by a huge, gelatinous sea creature found washed up on the southern Pacific coast and were seeking international help identifying the mystery specimen. The dead creature was mistaken for a...
A rotting, 56-foot sperm whale exploded in the street
A 56-foot sperm whale’s insides lie strewn about after its belly burst due to decomposition while being transported to the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan in southern Taiwan on January 26, 2004. The...
