Scavenger

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–noun 

1. an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. 

2. a person who searches through and collects items from discarded material. 

3. a street cleaner. 

4. Chemistry. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture.  





　

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Scavenging, or necrophagy, is a carnivorous feeding behaviour in which a predator consumes corpses or carrion (臭屍) that were not killed to be eaten by the predator or others of its species. 



[Scavengers] play an important role in the ecosystem by contributing to the decomposition of dead animal remains. 

[Decomposers] complete this process, by consuming the remains left by scavengers.





Well known scavengers include vultures, burying beetles, blowflies, yellowjackets, and raccoons. 



Many large carnivores that hunt regularly, such as hyenas (土狼) and lions, will scavenge if given the chance.

hyenas 

[hahy-ee-nuh]【動】鬣狗,土狼





Animals which consume feces (排泄物), such as dung beetles, are referred to as [coprovores]. 

Animals which primarily consume dead plants are referred to as [detritivores]. 

The eating of carrion from the same species, is referred to as [cannibalism].





see detriment



vulture haggard 

antelope alopecia 

walrus 

artichoke hemlock