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Scavenger

life science Maturity 9-11

Some animals eat things that are dead.

Buitres leonados (Gyps fulvus) 0.jpg
Buitres leonados (Gyps fulvus) 0.jpg
They find old food or dead plants. This helps keep the world clean.
Crab-eating Racoon in the Trash.jpg
Crab-eating Racoon in the Trash.jpg
It is like a cleaning crew. Do you see scavengers near you?

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File:Scavengers on the African Savannah.jpg
Scavengers on the African Savannah.jpg
File:Crab-eating_Racoon_in_the_Trash.jpg
Crab-eating_Racoon_in_the_Trash.jpg
File:Buitres leonados (Gyps fulvus) 0.jpg
Buitres leonados (Gyps fulvus) 0.jpg
File:Sarcophaga nodosa.jpg
Sarcophaga nodosa.jpg
File:Lucanus cervus larva inside a log.jpg
Lucanus cervus larva inside a log.jpg
File:Seagull scavenge trash bin 2.jpg
Seagull scavenge trash bin 2.jpg
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R77871, Berlin, Einwohner zerlegen ein Pferd.jpg
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R77871, Berlin,...
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