From bone-eating snot-flowers to snowboarding scale worms, when a whale dies it becomes a colossal island of nutrients – attracting weird and wonderful creatures to feast.

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.

Crowds of onlookers have travelled to see the beached whale despite the smell. Image / Tim Polmear A whale carcass has washed ashore at Denison Beach near Bicheno, attracting crowds of onlookers. The ...

"This is nature doing what it does to recycle essential nutrients into the marine ecosystem. It is our place as kanaka to be ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — State officials are warning people to stay out of the water on the Kona coast after a dead sperm whale drifted close to shore and started breaking apart. Whale carcass ...

DLNR said wind and ocean conditions recently moved the whale carcass to a lava flat along the coast, where large ocean predators like sharks, mahi-mahi, and dolphins are feeding on it.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is cautioning the public about the remains of a whale off the Kona coast.

DLNR warns of potential public health risks from whale carcass off Kona coast - Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A whale carcass that washed up in Waimanalo on Saturday morning drew droves of onlookers and several dangerous predators. The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department issued a ...