carcass
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I have a friend who lives amid the trees, and one bright morning, she found a half-eaten deer carcass in her yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The researchers also found no increase in aggression or disruption to the lions' social stability during whole carcass feeding events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
In Chobe, a wildlife-rich district in northern Botswana near the borders with Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a local MP raised concerns after residents reportedly collected portions directly from a carcass at a school.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The carcass of a four-month-old calf, swarming with flies, lay half-devoured by hyenas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He bopped Mutto again with the muskrat carcass, chased him once around the table and out of the kitchen.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Continuous video monitoring over three months showed that the lions spent much more time eating when carcasses were provided, rested for longer afterward, and gradually became more active as the fasting period continued.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But in the Kimana reserve, AFP journalists saw six carcasses on Wednesday -- some fresh, others older -- with rangers also observing partial paralysis, preventing the animals from standing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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