What do zoos do with large animals that die? I heard about a giraffe at the Santa Barbara zoo that died and it got me to wondering about what they'd do with the body. I'm guessing they wouldn't just feed it to predator animals (even though that seems kind of efficient and circle of lifeish) so do they bury them, burn them, stuff them?
posted by willnot on Dec 15, 2009 - 12 answers

What do I need to know to become a coffin builder? Are there regulations I have to follow? How should I sell them? How much should they cost? [more inside]
posted by davey_darling on May 7, 2009 - 20 answers

Where can I bury hamster in an urban East Coast US city? [more inside]
posted by joyceanmachine on Nov 20, 2008 - 14 answers

What are the least wasteful and/or most productive (preferably legal) things that can be done with my body after I'm dead? [more inside]
posted by Arasithil on Nov 12, 2008 - 15 answers

Please help me find the grave of Private Thomas F. Maguire of Arlington, Massachusetts, who was killed in WW2. [more inside]
posted by cerebus19 on Sep 23, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for advice on buying a tombstone in the NYC metro area, specifically, alternatives to purchasing from the Sprung Monument Group. [more inside]
posted by kimdog on Sep 10, 2007 - 4 answers

What symbol do military burial sites use for atheists? [more inside]
posted by deep_sea_diving_suit on Aug 18, 2006 - 23 answers

How do you find a grave? [more inside]
posted by Navek Rednam on Apr 27, 2006 - 7 answers

What would you like your epitaph to read? If you prefer not to be buried, what shall become of your mortal remains?
posted by baphomet on Nov 27, 2004 - 56 answers

When we die we are typically buried or burned. But it doesnt have to be that way I have heard about cryogenics, mummification, blasting into space. Where can I learn about the alternative options available for transition? (not me anytime soon).
posted by stbalbach on Jul 13, 2004 - 12 answers