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What are animals that feed on the remains of dead animals called?
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∙ 12y ago
A carnivore. If you mean of the same species, a cannibal.
A carnivore is a meat eater however a carnivore that eats deserted dead meat is scavenger. such as a hyena or a vvulture to name a couple of examples.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoUsually they are called scavengers, but insects that eat dead things are called decomposers because they are the main process of when dead things decompose.
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∙ 12y agoscavengers of course
Examples
vultures
hyenas
hope that answered your question :)
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∙ 13y agoConsumers that feed on only dead bodies are called decomposer
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∙ 12y agoConsumers don't eat dead organisms decomposers do
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∙ 13y agodecomposers, like maggots.
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∙ 12y agoA scavenger.
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∙ 12y agoDecomposer
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∙ 8y agoscavengers
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What are animals that feed on dead organic matter called?
Fungus is the organism that feed on dead an decaying matter.Animals that feed on dead remains are called Scavengers eg Crow,Vulture.
What are organisms that feed on plant and animals remains and other dead matter called?
Fungus is the organism that feed on dead an decaying matter.Animals that feed on dead remains are called Scavengers eg Crow,Vulture.
What do fungi feed on?
Fungi feed on the remains of dead animals and plants.
Why do you think that animals that feed on water plants spend most of their near the top while predators and animals that feed on dead remains can live lower down?
That is because that the predators that feed on the dead are looking for dead animals. Most of the dead animals are on the ground, unless they magically can fly when they are dead. Many water plants are at the top, so the animals that feed on them stay where to food is
What are the birds that eat dead animals called?
Vulture.
animals that feed on dead matter are called?
decomposers
What are organisms that feed on plant and animal remains and other dead matter?
Shrimp, Humans and Carnage birds. humans eat dead cow and dead chickens .. hahah
What feed on dead plant and animal remains?
Detritivores feed on dead plant and animal remains.
What are animals that feed of the dead bodies of organisms?
Like a hawk, they eat animals that are already dead. They are called scavengers.
What gets their food from breaking down dead material?
Fungus is the organism that feed on dead an decaying matter.Animals that feed on dead remains are called Scavengers eg Crow,Vulture.
What are bacteria called that feed on dead animals?
Decomposers, or detrivores
What are plant and animal remains and other dead matter collectively called?
Detritus Detritus. It's what the decomposers feed on/eat.
