necropsy
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They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Without a forensic necropsy — an autopsy for animals — neighbors will be left searching for answers, Halligan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
The lion weighed nearly 53 pounds and had nothing in her stomach during the attack, according to the necropsy results released from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
"We've managed to retrieve his remains and put him in a cooled area, in preparation for a necropsy by the veterinary institute," he told AFP news agency.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
Two hours from the start of the necropsy, the tide was coming closer.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Pathologists will carry out necropsies on the animals, looking for neurological disease like rabies or signs of human DNA.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Irvine police said they are working with veterinary professionals to perform necropsies to determine how the dogs died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2025
According to necropsies performed on recovered whales, many of them died from collisions with ships.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
Dr. Lyons said the necropsies from Churchill were illuminating but incomplete because they lacked medication and treatment histories of each horse.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
She told him that she had just finished the necropsies of the seven animals.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The bear's remains will be necropsied - an autopsy performed on an animal - among other tests, including attempting to obtain DNA samples pn it that match the victim.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Lowe, who has necropsied infected cows, found no virus in their respiratory tracts, which could enable spread through the air.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 22, 2024
In 1999 and 2000, 651 whales stranded onshore, but only three whales were necropsied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“There is not enough high-quality food for the animals,” de Wit said, showing slides of necropsied animals with severe internal damage from starvation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
And once researchers tally up any lacerations, lost claws, or broken bones, the average injury score for all the animals necropsied needs to be 55 or lower.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
During the necropsying, she kept her blond hair pulled back with a stretchy purple headband and wore a pair of yellow rainboots decorated with cartoon chickens.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
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