necropsy
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Results of a necropsy by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance are not yet available.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Army Corp of Engineers towed a body to a secluded beach for George and her team to perform a necropsy.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Her 14-ton carcass offers several immediate clues, said Keith Matassa, chief executive of the Ocean Animal Response and Research Alliance, who is leading a necropsy of the whale to determine her cause of death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
Then they carried the hatbox to the necropsy room, shuffling slowly in their suits.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Whenever they encountered sick or dead animals, the scientists collected tissue and environmental samples and conducted necropsies to determine the cause of death.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
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
He was reinstated when the necropsies of those horses were inconclusive.
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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