Well kept
Kristine began her statement by explaining how the creature had been preserved so well. Normally, after death, an organism’s tissue starts deteriorating. Microbes start to eat the dead tissue, the animal starts to rot and eventually there is nothing left, according to the anthropologist. The spectators hung on her every word.
This was, of course, at odds with what the spectators saw before them. The dog hadn’t rotted. The anthropologist had a special explanation for this. She said chestnut trees contain both tannins and some sort of moisture-absorbing organic substance. According to Kristine, this is a characteristic of this type of tree.