carcass
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The whale has gained in size in recent days because of a build-up of gas as the carcass decomposes, and some islanders are worried it may explode.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Because deer are smaller and can be eaten more quickly, this change reduces the amount of time cougars spend at a carcass, lowering the chance that wolves will show up.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
But the precise nature of the spear and the carcass are never directly investigated, and a surprising number of pages go by in which they are barely mentioned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
"We have not seen one single carcass of any animal," Aucamp said.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
In films they would go to the edge of it, and then show the carcass being eaten.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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