necropsy

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is performing a necropsy to determine the animal’s cause of death.

A necropsy revealed that Zinna died of dehydration and starvation due to being confined.

Employees of the center performed a necropsy of the body on Saturday morning.

A necropsy report also revealed that one of the couple's three dogs, which had been crated while recovering from surgery, died from starvation and dehydration.

Her 14-ton carcass offers several immediate clues, said Keith Matassa, chief executive of the Ocean Animal Response and Research Alliance, who is leading a necropsy of the whale to determine her cause of death.