carcases
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Bianucci et al suggested that Perucetus might have browsed on coastal fish and shellfish, or scavenged carcases, as some sharks do.
From Science Daily β Feb. 29, 2024
Canadian officials are concerned over the "catastrophic" number of right whale carcases discovered in the Gulf of St Lawrence this summer.
From BBC β Aug. 3, 2017
Phronima, insect-like zooplankton, can often be found inhabiting the carcases of other creatures The Tara is currently on the next stage of its mission, exploring planktonic life in the Arctic.
From Nature β Sep. 4, 2013
The water gives off an unendurable reek, "the sweet compacted smells of dead vegetation and rotting animal carcases".
From The Guardian β Jul. 13, 2012
The export trade in cattle is considerable, amounting in 1905 to 238,296 head of oxen, 56,540 cows, 23,765 bulls and 19,643 breeding cattle, as well as a large number of carcases.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
