#Carcass

Swimming banned at Maroubra and Coogee while council prioritises ‘culturally respectful’ approach to remains

At first, plants below an elephant carcass die. Soil microbes and plants grow back soon after, but only a few select species. Herbivores later come in to munch on the nutrient-rich greens

The carcass of a humpback whale has been dragged onto a Danish beach after two weeks of the body languishing in shallow waters.

A rogue ex-Russian spy has detailed the stomach-churning way he narrowly managed to escape President Vladimir Putin’s death squad — by hiding inside a dead cow’s carcass.