Like an elephants, rhinos, giraffes, bears, or even orcas.
2007-09-09 13:50:05 · 7 answers · asked by Cee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It depends on if the zoo has a use for them after they have died. I know at the some zoos, after one of their male giraffes died, they took the bones out of the neck to use for visuals, buried the head to let the skin decay and then used the skull as another visual. A lot of times, they will perform autopsies if they are unsure about why the animal died to try to prevent it from happening again, but as stated before, cremation is most common.
2007-09-09 14:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by jam090289 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the law of the country. If the animal dies naturally, some are even turned into animal food for living animals but usually they are burned or buried in mass graves.
2007-09-09 20:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by 'Sunnyside Up' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many universities around a zoo use them for exhibits in their science museums. i know in our science museum we have several large animals (including a polar bear) that came from the zoo.
2007-09-11 16:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by kiki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not certain, but I'd bet money that it's probably the same way veterinarians do: incineration. They probably have a bigger incinerator, but it's the only way I can think of that would work.
2007-09-09 20:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cremate them and throw the ashes in fertilizer
2007-09-09 23:14:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably cremate them.
2007-09-09 20:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prolly they just burn them. Intersting thought though
2007-09-09 20:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by bokeirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋