The method comprises acquiring an image of a living specimen and segmenting the image providing a segmented image； measuring a distance to several parts of said image, providing several distance measurements, and selecting a subset of those contained in the segmented image of the living specimen； processing the segmented image and said several distance measurements referred to different positions contained within the segmented image by characterizing the shape of the living specimen, characterizing the depth of the living specimen within the distance measurements contained in the segmented image； and comparing the shape analysis map and the depth profile analysis map. If a result of said comparison is comprised inside a given range parameters of the living specimen are further determined including posture parameters, and/or location or correction of said anatomical reference points, and/or body size parameters and/or a body map of the living specimen is represented.
