carcass
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In Chobe, a wildlife-rich district in northern Botswana near the borders with Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a local MP raised concerns after residents reportedly collected portions directly from a carcass at a school.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The carcass of a four-month-old calf, swarming with flies, lay half-devoured by hyenas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“We’d have the carcass of Head Start,” Garvin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Breaking the carcass into smaller portions would make it easier for a calf or juvenile to feed, which is consistent with other known orca behaviors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was me, crouched beside the carcass, drawing on my sketch pad.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The animal carcasses were collected on the morning of the 30 June at "the department's expense".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
When they had suited up and gone in, there had been five monkey carcasses waiting for them in the air lock.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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