Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The forest! The desert! The ocean! Where will you decay, deathlings?

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***CREDITS***

Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)


***READ MORE***

“To Solve Gruesome Desert Mysteries, Scientists Become Body Collectors”
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/01/523024955/to-solve-gruesome-desert-mysteries-scientists-become-body-collectors

“Decay Process of a Cadaver”
http://eknygos.lsmuni.lt/springer/657/85-116.pdf

“What Happens to a Dead Body in the Ocean?”
livescience.com/48480-what-happens-to-dead-body-in-ocean.html

“Life After Death: the Science of Human Decomposition”
theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2015/may/05/life-after-death

“Arid Climate Decomposition and Decay: A Taphonomic Study Using Swine”, Munkres, James William. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2140&context=thesesdissertations

“Never Before Seen: Deer Eating Human Bones”
news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/deer-eating-human-forensics-decomposition