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What word is used to describe creatures that eat the meat of dead animals but do not usually hunt live prey?
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Scavengers
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Do snakes eat dead things?
A Vulture eats dead things that any other animals ate
How you can differentiate between meat of dead animal and slaughtered animal?
Dead animals have flies all of them, slaughtered animals usually have cuts in them somewhere on their body.
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
Is an animal that eats dead animals called a carnivore?
An animal that only eats dead animals would be the dead animals predator. usually the predator like to kill it for itself but not all the time it could be a bird either eat it itself or eat to feed your children.An animal that only eats dead animals would be the dead animals predator. usually the predator like to kill it for itself but not all the time it could be a bird either eat it itself or eat to feed your children.An animal that only eats dead animals would be the dead animals predator. usually the predator like to kill it for itself but not all the time it could be a bird either eat it itself or eat to feed your children.
What is the name of the dead animal that scavengers eat?
The word is carrion - bodies of dead animals eaten by scavengers. Carrion is defined as "the decaying flesh of dead animals."Carcass is the trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat.
Feeds on dead animals?
carnivores usually feed on dead animals once they kill them
What lives on the dead animals?
Lice and flies usually live on bodies of dead animals or feed on them.
What gets its food from dead animals?
Scavengers eat carrion (usually dead animals) rather than hunt for food.
Do snakes eat dead things?
A Vulture eats dead things that any other animals ate
How you can differentiate between meat of dead animal and slaughtered animal?
Dead animals have flies all of them, slaughtered animals usually have cuts in them somewhere on their body.
What are the prey of the red kite?
the red kites food is usually dead road kill or dead diseased animals dead on the floor
How do animals help the envornment?
worms decompose dead things and turn the dead things into nutrients. Usually animals manure helps fertilize soil also
Why is bracket fungi usually found on dead animals and plants?
because they feed on them
What kind of animals do bald eagles eat?
Usually fish, but sometimes waterfowl. They will sometimes scavenge dead animals.
Do raccoons coexist peacefully with other animals?
No, they are carnivores and so usually eat smaller animals, scavenge dead animals and will even get into our garbage.
What is a diet of the bald eagle?
they eat chicks birds fish mamall and creatures that are smaller than them
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
