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necropsy

[nek-rop-see] / ˈnɛk rɒp si /
NOUN
autopsy
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NOUN
postmortem
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One orangutan died after being rescued last week, with a necropsy result pointing to smoke exposure as the cause of death, the West Kalimantan natural resources conservation agency said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

The sanctuary sent Samba’s body to the UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory for a necropsy to understand if she had any underlying health issues or complications that contributed to her death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

"The truth is, we lost sloths that had a virus of which showed barely any symptoms and was undetectable even after necropsy," Ben Agresta, the owner of Sloth World, told Fox-35 in Orlando.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

This bag they carried into the necropsy room.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

A series of necropsies are now taking place at the Dove Marine Laboratory in Cullercoats on dead birds gathered after the spill.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

At least six animals have pending necropsies, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

According to necropsies performed on recovered whales, many of them died from collisions with ships.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 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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