tranquilizer

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Johan Marais spots a rhinoceros from a helicopter and shoots it with a tranquilizer dart.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

You’d have needed a tranquilizer gun to keep him from chasing after the next story, and the next, and he was still telling stories until his death in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

Veterinarians and rangers held the rhino’s head above water with a rope to stop it from drowning while a tranquilizer reversal drug took effect, and the rhino was released.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

After being treated with a tranquilizer and an anti-inflammatory, the colt didn’t improve and went to the hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

One of the beams settled on the doorway behind the fallen men, where Milligan now stood holding a tranquilizer gun.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart