The bloated carcass of a gigantic 54-foot humpback whale washed ashore on a beach in the southwest corner of Washington State. Staff from a nearby aquarium believe the whale has been dead for some time. On Friday, whale experts are expected to conduct a necropsy in order to determine how the whale died. Following this, Washington State Parks officials plan to bury the 15-ton leviathan on the beach. No exploding whale here, I’m afraid! Dead whale washes up on Wash. Coast   – KGW 54-Foot Whale Carcass Washes Ashore   – KOIN Rare giant lands ashore, drawing gawkers and scientific interest   – The Oregonian Sea Creatures Shock Beach Goers in Oregon and Washington   – Salem-News.com A whale’s death draws the curious   – Seattle Times Scientists race the tide for whale   – The Oregonian Humpback whale carcass to be buried on beach   – KATU A whale of an event   – Chinook Observer