necropsy

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Officials performed a necropsy, an autopsy for animals, and tissue samples were taken to be analysed.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

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

Yet Majrad’s death was especially devastating, conservationist Raza Kazmi reported: When researchers performed a necropsy, they found she’d been pregnant with triplets.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

“Havnameltdown should not have been racing that day. Absolutely not, under any circumstances,” Dr. Papp said, based on her review of the necropsy results.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

I gathered up my art supplies and found clothes, but couldn’t decide which shoes to wear to a necropsy.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen