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Animal that eats a dead or dying animal that it finds?

If you're looking for the word, it is 'scavenger.' Examples are hyenas, vultures, crows, and raccoons.


Animal that eats refuse and decaying organic matter?

A scavenger is an animal that feeds on decaying organic matter and refuse. Examples include vultures, crows, and certain types of beetles. They play a vital role in recycling nutrients in the ecosystem.


What is the definition of a scavenger?

a scavenger is is the 2nd consumer in the food chain. It eats dead animals. Some examples of scavengers are vultures.A scavenger is a crow or a vulture.a lion


What do you call an animal that eats its prey dead?

These animals are called scavengers or carrion eaters.Animals that further break down the remains are called decomposers or saprotrophs. These are usually bacteria or actinomycetes, or plants like fungi.Meat eaters, as a group, are called carnivores, and plant eaters are called herbivores. Animals who consume both are omnivores.some thing part of the scavenger group like a crow or other animal start eating on itA detritivore is an animal that feeds on dead or decaying animals. A more common word is scavenger.Most people prefer to eat dead animals. Live chickens, for example, are very difficult to serve to guests. As an aside the internet is populated with videos of animals eating other live animals.Animals that eat animals that are already dead are called scavengers. Some examples of scavengers are vultures, crows, racoons and many types of carnivorous insects both as adults and as immature forms (maggots etc). In the ocean there are many benthic (bottom dwelling animals like lobsters) that eat dead animals.The British magazine nature posted an in depth study of insects eating dead animals:Nature 219, 1180 - 1181 (14 September 1968); doi:10.1038/2191180 "Arthropod Succession and Decomposition of Buried Pigs"


What do you call something that eats corpses?

An animal that eats corpses is known as a scavenger. Scavengers play an important role in ecosystems by cleaning up dead animals and recycling nutrients back into the environment. Examples of scavengers include vultures, hyenas, and certain types of beetles.

Related Questions

Is a bunny a scavenger?

No, a scavenger is and animal that eats dead animals, which a carnivore (meat eater). Bunnies are herbivores (plant eaters).


What are examples of a scavenger animal?

Vulchers, wild dogs.


Animal that feeds on animals that have already died?

That would be a scavenger. Examples: foxes, most vultures


What are scavenger carnivores?

Scavenger carnivores are animals that primarily feed on dead or decaying animal matter. They play a crucial role in ecosystems by helping to recycle nutrients and clean up waste. Examples include vultures, hyenas, and some species of beetles.


Animal that eats a dead or dying animal that it finds?

If you're looking for the word, it is 'scavenger.' Examples are hyenas, vultures, crows, and raccoons.


Are pond skaters plant or animal eaters?

They are animal eaters.


Animal that eats refuse and decaying organic matter?

A scavenger is an animal that feeds on decaying organic matter and refuse. Examples include vultures, crows, and certain types of beetles. They play a vital role in recycling nutrients in the ecosystem.


What are different examples of scavengers?

A scavenger lives off of the dead animals that another animal or human kills. Examples are vultures, hyenas, jackals, lions, raccoons and opossum.


Is a reindeer a predator or scavenger?

They are neither, They do not eat meat. A predator goes for the prey and the scavenger eats the leftovers but both terms refers to meat-eaters.


What is an animal that feeds off of refuse and animals flesh?

That is an animal that is called a scavenger. An example of a scavenger is a fox.


How do you spell scavenger?

It is correctly spelt in the question, scavenger.A scavenger is an animal that feeds on dead animal and plant material present in its habitat.A vulture is an example of a scavenger.


What is the definition of a scavenger?

a scavenger is is the 2nd consumer in the food chain. It eats dead animals. Some examples of scavengers are vultures.A scavenger is a crow or a vulture.a lion