Scientists Say: Autopsy and Necropsy
These two words describe examinations of animals after they die
![This photo shows scientists performing a necropsy — an investigation to determine the cause of death — on a beached whale.](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/860-header-sci-say-necropsy.jpg)
This photo shows scientists performing a necropsy — an investigation to determine the cause of death — on a beached whale.
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