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Freya's carcass was delivered to a laboratory of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute where it was dismembered by a health surveillance team led by Knut Madslien. Many samples of her blood and organs were taken and then the other remains were dissolved in a large vat of lye to form a gel. | Freya's carcass was delivered to a laboratory of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute where it was dismembered by a health surveillance team led by Knut Madslien. Many samples of her blood and organs were taken and then the other remains were dissolved in a large vat of lye to form a gel. | ||
To commemorate her life campaigners unveiled a bronze sculpture of Freya in April 2023.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/29/sculpture-walrus-freya-unveiled-oslo-norway Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo] ''The Guardian'' [https://archive.is/wip/vOoAj Archived] Apr 29, 2023</ref> | To commemorate her life campaigners unveiled a bronze sculpture of Freya in April 2023.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/29/sculpture-walrus-freya-unveiled-oslo-norway Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo] ''The Guardian'' [https://archive.is/wip/vOoAj Archived] Apr 29, 2023</ref> An online fundraiser raised more than $25,000 (£20,000) to build the sculpture of Freya, campaign organiser Erik Holm said. | ||
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