carcasses
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A new Australian study suggests that zoo lions behave more like their wild counterparts when they are given whole animal carcasses as part of a feast and fast feeding schedule.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Scientists studied a group of adult male African lions after animal care staff added whole carcasses every nine days to an existing feeding routine designed around periods of eating and fasting.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
As for the deer carcasses, some of the meat will feed endangered California condors, bald eagles and foxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
