tranquilizer

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Zadeh said the cat eventually came to rest in the 2500 block of Pheasant Hill Road, where a second tranquilizer dart was shot, and this one hit its mark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

A rhino targeted for moving was not subdued by a tranquilizer dart shot from a helicopter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Officers scrambled to a veterinarian to get a tranquilizer gun and doses of the sedative, only to find that they did not need them.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Nearly twenty years ago, MIT researcher Judith Wurtman observed that "Carbohydrates raise serotonin levels naturally and act like a natural tranquilizer."

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

The panda refused to be lured into the transport cage, so a tranquilizer dart was used.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh