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Why do Tasmanian devils scavenge?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Tasmanian devils both hunt and scavenge. Why they scavenge when they are effervescent utters as well is not known, but what is known is that, by cleaning up the environment of carrion (dead animals), the Tasmanian devil performs a very useful function.

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