I am a TOTAL Shakespeare geek from way way way back (well, not *that* far back so that I knew the man!) so when I saw this article about archeologists being alerted to, and then realizing what they'd found, was so awesome. Especially since the site was being cleared to build a .... (drum roll please) theater!
here's a story for you! Erm, the animal was dead at the time of the autopsy, so no animals were harmed in the "rip and stitch" as it was called in the article.