What decomposes a whale?
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Asked by: Melissa Smith
Zombie worms (Osedax) were first discovered on a three-kilometre-deep whale fall in 2002. Adrian explains, ‘These are the most important animals responsible for the process of breaking down the bones.
What happens to a whales dead body?
Unlike the death of cartilaginous fish like a shark or a ray bony fish and mammals can float for a few hours or even days before sinking. In the case of whales this is because of gases that build up
