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Hyenas do eat carrion - the flesh of dead animals - but they will hunt and kill for themselves as well. Any wounded or sick animals or the young of almost any other animal are possible prey to hyenas.
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∙ 10y agoAlthough the hyena can be a predator, hunting and killing its food, it can also be a scavenger, because like other canids, it is quite happy to eat dead animals (or parts of dead animals) that it finds. If an antelope dies of heart failure, something is going to eat it. Possibly a hyena.
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∙ 8y agoThey are scavengers and as they live on fresh and not plants, they are also carnivores.
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∙ 13y agoyes. they r fat.
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Do cheetahs hunt for food?
Yes, they are not scavengers.
What is the scavengers?
the cheetahs scavengers are many diffrent types of animals. one of the main scavengers are vultures. others are leapords, hyenas, jackals, tc.
What is the cheetah's scavenger?
the cheetahs scavengers are many diffrent types of animals. one of the main scavengers are vultures. others are leapords, hyenas, jackals, tc.
Some examples of scavengers?
Vultures, hyenas, leopards, tyrannosaurs(prehistoric times), cheetahs, sometimes even lions!
How does a buzzard hunt?
buzzards dont nessecarily "hunt" they are scavengers, which means that they eat the remains of dead animals or steal prey from predators such as cheetahs.
Why do cheetahs need sunlight to survive?
Their long-range vision requires light for their high-speed hunt, and to be aware of the arrival of scavengers while they feed.
Do hyenas eat baby cheetahs?
Hyenas are scavengers - they'll eat anything they can get their paws on (meat wise). So an undefended baby cheetah is fair game.
Does cheetah hunt for food if it a yes how does it hunt it?
Yes, cheetahs hunt. They're carnivores and not scavengers, so it's not like it has much choice. Cheetahs rely on their speed to catch mainly smaller antelopes, and since they hunt by speed they have to do their hunting by day.
Are millipedes predators or scavengers?
Scavengers.
Are flounders scavengers?
No, herring are not scavengers.
Are ostriches hunted by other animals?
yes they are they are hunted by lions cheetahs and other big cats and also humans
Can cheethahs be eaten?
Cheetahs are large predators themselves and very fast, so there is nothing that preys on them regularly. I suppose that should one die, from whatever cause, that there are scavengers, like vultures and hyenas that would eat their remains.
