Subscribe to ITN News: http://bit.ly/itnytsub A camera captured the moment a sperm whale carcass, which washed up in the Faroe Islands, exploded. The clip, which was shown of Faroese Television, has since gone viral, racking up millions of hits on YouTube alone. The dead whale had been lying on the beach for two days, after getting stuck in the waters between two islands, when marine biologist Bjarni Mikkelsen was sent to cut it open. As he made incisions in the whale's side the carcass exploded due to a build up of methane gas from the decomposition creating a loud sound and releasing a pungent smell. It is reported that a local museum will collect the skelton and put it on display. Report by Laurie Blake. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itn Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/itn Add us on Google+: http://bit.ly/17z0Dpd More stories from ITN: Parking fail: Driver smashes into three vehicles in car park: http://bit.ly/1dGipvg Shoppers go wild as Black Friday hits UK: http://bit.ly/18PBMOD Watch deadly crane collapse at Brazil 2014 World cup venue: http://bit.ly/1b8lexm Teenager wakes up from a coma after four months: http://bit.ly/1b37hnP Kim Jong-un's long lost twin? Tell us what you think: http://bit.ly/18Kn8Z0 Amazing footage of Scotland's newest landmark: http://bit.ly/1iW8Gkj Prince William, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi sing Livin' on a Prayer: http://bit.ly/187v7vl Get out of the way! Ice block falls on a car in China: http://bit.ly/1b4qDpo Shocking video of kids narrowly avoiding Syrian explosion: http://bit.ly/1cq5fxF Australian family breaks Christmas light world record: http://bit.ly/1ckZVvo Mount Sinabung erupts as alert is raised for Indonesia: http://bit.ly/IoGx79 Iceberg the size of Singapore breaks off from Antarctica: http://bit.ly/1c4dzER Mini baby antelope rejected by its mother: http://bit.ly/1iuMihT Russian plane explodes in a ball of fire: http://bit.ly/1aty3q8 Typhoon Haiyan: Baby birth in Tacloban caught on camera: http://bit.ly/1cY3uMI Basketball fail: Globetrotter player narrowly escapes injury: http://bit.ly/1gIVsrR Check out Truthloader, the new home of citizen journalism on YouTube. Subscribe now at http://bit.ly/tldrsub See 2013's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/14iM9r5 See our Biggest Videos of All Time: http://bit.ly/11GI36D See 2012's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/18R1boW

• published: 30 Nov 2013
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