Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Moe Flannery works to determine the cause of death of any marine mammals that wash up on our shores. Find out what she takes in her bag to respond to perform these necropsies (animal autopsies). She tends to be a panic packer so some of the items may surprise you. (They surprised her.)


Images courtesy of:
Hans Hillewaert
Joe McKenna
Canticle
Frank Schulenburg
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