carcasses
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Their remains may then have remained exposed, allowing scavengers to feed on the carcasses before the bones were eventually buried and fossilized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The carcasses include elephants of different ages and sexes, suggesting the deaths are not limited to a single family or demographic.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The carcasses of malnourished sea lions and whales washed up on beaches.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
In total, they took eight dog carcasses home that night and later handed them over to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, which served a search warrant at Miranda’s Rescue on May 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Americans and four of their guards and a few dressed carcasses were down there, and nobody else.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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