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Animal Autopsy Elephant

 Animal autopsy: Elephant   NGC
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Anatomische experts ontleden een olifant in de hoop meer te ontdekken over de evolutie van dit opmerkelijke zoogdier.

This is the carcass of an Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, being prepped for autopsy by an international team of scientists at the Royal Veterinary College.

While elephants may appear to be fat, very little of their body is actually comprised of fatty tissue.

Most of the abdominal cavity is filled with the stomach, small intestines and colon.

These huge and heavy organs were tricky to remove for dissection, as they were filled with large quantities of food and had become bloated with digestive gases.