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Scavenger

Scavengers are animals that feed on dead and decaying organic matter. Often the term is used to describe the consumption of carrion, the bodies of animals that have died from causes other than predation or the bodies of animals that have been killed by other predators. However, the term is also used to describe animals that feed on rotting plant matter…

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Scavenger

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Triples103
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 30
Scavenger → Anneli, Britannica, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, CS1, Elements, Facts, Habitat, Hans, Harlow, Hunted, Hunter, ISBN, Jeremy, Kristan Lawson, Kruuk, New York, OCLC, People, Population
related to Disease transmission · 10
Scavenger → An, Canada, Indonesian, Likewise, Mephitis, Newfoundland, Scavengers, Scavenging, Similarly, The
related to Scavengers that feed on carrion · 10
Scavenger → African, Egyptian, Gulls, Many, Most, New World, Obligate, Old World, Other, They
related to Prehistoric scavengers · 8
Scavenger → Apatosaurus, As, For, In, Other, Recent, The, Tyrannosaurus
related to Scavengers that feed on discarded food · 7
Scavenger → East Africa, Hyenas, In, Invertebrate, The, This, Vertebrate
related to Etymology · 6
Scavenger → English, German, Germanic, Middle English, Old English, Old North French
related to Scavengers that feed on dead plants · 6
Scavenger → Adult Lucanus, Animals, For, Lucanus, Some, Types
related to Ecological function · 4
Scavenger → Oftentimes, Scavengers, Scavenging, While
related to Benefits to humans · 3
Scavenger → Highly, Increases, These
related to Related terminology · 3
Scavenger → Animals, Propsilocerus, The

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scavengers carrion scavenging dead animals feed species also food vultures plant may matter scavenge carcasses humans examples transmission refuse vulture

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the black vultureinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
and Old World vultures such as the griffon vultureinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
white-backed vultureinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
lappet-faced vultureinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
are examples of obligate carrion scavengers.Most of the vertebrates that eat carrion are facultative scavengersinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
capable of obtaining food via predation or other methodsinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
and eating carrion opportunisticallyinstance ofNew World vultures0.80text
humusinstance ofbut also live plants and detritus0.80text
excrementinstance ofbut also live plants and detritus0.80text
feral dogsinstance ofthe reduction of vulture species in India lead to the increase of opportunistic species0.80text
ratsinstance ofthe reduction of vulture species in India lead to the increase of opportunistic species0.80text
rabiesinstance ofThe presence of both species at carcasses resulted in the increase of diseases0.80text

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