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Eleanor's Death: A Case Study Essay

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how related individuals were to one specific individual Eleanor, a matriarch who became sick and died. Direct observations of how individuals reacted to Eleanor’s carcass over one weak after her death were made. On day one of Eleanor’s death, a matriarch named Grace from another family approached her body. Her tail was raised, and temporal gland secretions were visible, which is a sign of stress. Grace started to sniff and touch the body, and continuously made loud vocalizations. On day two, an individual from Eleanor’s family, Maya approached the body. She sniffed, tasted, and attempted to pick the carcass up. On day three, Grace returned to the body but unlike last time seemed calm and stood in the presence of the carcass silently. On day

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