{"id":2610,"date":"2014-01-16T16:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2610"},"modified":"2014-01-16T16:55:28","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:55:28","slug":"whale-explodes-after-falling-from-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/whale-explodes-after-falling-from-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale explodes after falling from crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Passers-by in Montevideo were shocked to see a sperm whale explode above their heads recently, before its innards spilled out all over the street.<\/p>\n<p>A video has emerged of a 25-tonne dead creature being held up by a crane after being removed from nearby Carrasco beach.<\/p>\n<p>It eventually proved too heavy for the hoist it was attached to and slammed into the vehicle below it, before its body split open and blood, guts and water poured out on to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The dramatic scene is the result of a process sperm 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