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Animal that feeds on carrion
Necrophages (also known as carrion feeders) are animals that feed on decomposing dead animal biomass, such as the muscle and soft tissue of carcasses
Necrophage
particulate decaying organic matter Geophagia: eating inorganic earth Necrophage: eating carrion Osteophage: eating bones Saprophage: eating or metabolising
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Domesticated species of canid
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during
Dog
Animal that feeds on carrion, dead plants, or refuse
scavengers that feed on refuse. Carrion-eating scavengers are called necrophages. Scavengers play an important role in ecosystems by preventing the accumulation
Scavenger
Dead and decaying flesh of an animal
necrophagy or necrophagia, and animals that do this are described as necrophages or carrion feeders. The term scavenger is widely used to describe carrion-eating
Carrion
Species of bear native to the Arctic
the short term. Polar bears themselves will scavenge as facultative necrophages. Subadult bears will eat remains left behind by others. Females with
Polar_bear
Adjective
that cannot reproduce without entering a suitable host cell Obligate necrophage, an animal that uses carrion as its sole or main food source and depends
Obligate
Group of bees that feed on rotting meat
(September 1991). "Systematics and bionomics of the apoid obligate necrophages: the Trigona hypogea group (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Meliponinae)". Biological
Vulture_bee
Eating members of one's own species
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Cannibalism
Practice of humans eating other humans
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Human_cannibalism
Practice of eating oneself
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Autocannibalism
Type of interaction between species
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Parasitism
Australian carnivorous marsupial
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was formerly present across mainland
Tasmanian_devil
Large bear native to Eurasia and North America
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America. Of the land carnivorans, it is rivaled in size only by its closest relative
Brown_bear
Species of bear
The American black bear (Ursus americanus), or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear which is endemic to North America. It is the continent's
American_black_bear
Species of the family Mustelidae
The wolverine (/ˈwʊlvəriːn/ WUUL-və-reen, US also /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ WUUL-və-REEN; Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew)
Wolverine
Species of canine
The wolf (Canis lupus; pl.: wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies
Wolf
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
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Omnivore
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Carnivore
Obsession with drinking blood
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Clinical_vampirism
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
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Sexual_cannibalism
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
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Coprophagia
Crocodilian native to the Southeastern United States
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a common alligator or just gator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to
American_alligator
Cell membrane engulfing a large particle
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Phagocytosis
Species of canine native to North America
The coyote (/kaɪ(j)oʊt(i)/, KY-(y)oh-t(ee)) (Canis latrans) is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf. It
Coyote
Species of large lamniform shark
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to
Great_white_shark
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
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Herbivore
Canid species native to Australia
The dingo is a lineage of dog found in Australia. It is a medium-sized canine that possesses a lean, hardy body adapted for speed, agility, and stamina
Dingo
Family of carnivoran mammals
Hyenas or hyaenas (/haɪˈiːnəz/ hi-EE-nəz; from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, hýaina) are feliform carnivoran mammals belonging to the family Hyaenidae (/haɪˈɛnɪdiː/
Hyena
Subfamily of seabirds
Gulls, informally called seagulls (see Taxonomy), are seabirds of the subfamily Larinae. They are most closely related to terns and skimmers, and are placed
Gull
Topics referred to by the same term
example: Necromancy, a type of magic involving communication with the dead Necrophages, animals that feed on decomposing dead animal biomass Necrophilia, the
Necro
Species of lizard
The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard
Lace_monitor
Several species of canines
Jackals are canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word jackal has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use
Jackal
Organism that eats mostly fruit
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Frugivore
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
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Topics referred to by the same term
biological treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater Facultative necrophage, an animal that feeds on carrion but retains the traits needed to find
Facultative
Subspecies of brown bear
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear
Grizzly_bear
Practice of eating insects by organisms
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Entomophagy
Feeding livestock on forage
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Grazing
Species of beetle
The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae, positioned in subgenus Nathrenus. They are a common
Varied_carpet_beetle
Common name for a type of bird
2307/1367720. JSTOR 1367720. Cushnie, TP; Luang-In, V; Sexton, DW (2025). "Necrophages and necrophiles: a review of their antibacterial defenses and biotechnological
Vulture
Largest living species of lizard
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to
Komodo_dragon
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
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Detritivore
Species of mammal
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes, and the most widely distributed member of the order Carnivora. It is present across the entire
Red_fox
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively fish tissue
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Piscivore
Animals that feed by straining food from water
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Filter_feeder
Consumption of bones
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Osteophagy
Creature that preys on humans
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Man-eating_animal
Species of mammal
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and
Wild_boar
Eukaryotes other than animals, plants or fungi
necrophages that also feed on live prey. In contrast, the cercozoan family Viridiraptoridae, present in shallow bog waters, are obligate necrophages of
Protist
Genus of lizards
Blue-tongued skinks are lizards of the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which includes some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are
Blue-tongued_skink
Species of owl
The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger
Great_horned_owl
Species of North American fox
The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a fox species that inhabits arid and semi-arid regions of the Southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico
Kit_fox
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from
Rook_(bird)
Species of marsupial
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista)
Common_brushtail_possum
Bird of prey species of North America
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with
Bald_eagle
Postpartum eating of human placenta
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Human_placentophagy
Organism that eats mostly animal tissue
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Mesocarnivore
Organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
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Decomposer
Species of bird of prey
The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-sized bird of prey with a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The species
Common_buzzard
Compulsive eating of non-food items
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Pica_(disorder)
Carnivorous animal that feeds on molluscs
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Molluscivore
Species of carnivorous marsupial
The tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the spotted-tailed quoll, spotted quoll, spotted-tailed dasyure, or tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial
Tiger_quoll
To feed by hunting and eating snakes
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Ophiophagy
Parasitic insect reproductive strategy
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Anautogeny
Predator at the top of a food chain
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Apex_predator
Method of feeding in herbivores, eating grasses and other plants
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Grazing_(behaviour)
Species of fly
Calliphora vomitoria, known as the bluebottle fly, orange-bearded bluebottle, or bottlebee, is a species of blowfly, a species in the family Calliphoridae
Calliphora_vomitoria
Genus of beetles
Burying beetles also known as sexton beetles, or Undertaker beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the beetle subfamily Silphinae (carrion
Burying_beetle
Species of canid
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America
Gray_fox
Invasive ant species
Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant (RIFA), is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the
Red_imported_fire_ant
Ecological niche involving feeding on blood
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Hematophagy
Fungus which traps and eats tiny animals
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Carnivorous_fungus
Plants that consume animals
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Carnivorous_plant
Species of fox
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern
Arctic_fox
Antimicrobial substance active against bacteria
c16-00245. PMID 27373625. Cushnie TP, Luang-In V, Sexton DW (2025). "Necrophages and necrophiles: a review of their antibacterial defenses and biotechnological
Antibiotic
Dietary interactions between species
carcasium=carcass), such as white-backed vulture, scavenge animal carcasses while a necrophage (Greek: nekros=dead body), such as a blowfly, mines dead flesh. Victivores
Consumer–resource interactions
Consumer–resource_interactions
Feeding on termites or ants
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Myrmecophagy
Species of carnivore
The brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea), also called the strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern
Brown_hyena
Species of bird
The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. Along with the hooded
Carrion_crow
Medical condition
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Pagophagia
Species of carnivore
The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South
Culpeo
Species of mammal
The golden jackal (Canis aureus), also called the common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color
Golden_jackal
Species of jawless fish
Myxine glutinosa, also known as the Atlantic hagfish, is a type of jawless fish belonging to the class Myxini. The Atlantic hagfish may grow up to .75
Myxine_glutinosa
Species of bird
The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and
Marabou_stork
Species of beetle
The American carrion beetle (Necrophila americana, formerly Silpha americana) is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its eggs in,
American_carrion_beetle
Practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates
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Geophagia
Exploration of nature for material with commercial potential
polar regions) and organisms (e.g. extremophiles, tropical corals and necrophages) as a means of identifying new molecules with novel biological activities
Bioprospecting
Species of hyena
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Spotted_hyena
Feeding strategy for many animals
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Egg_predation
Class of eel-shaped, slime-producing animal
Hagfish, of the class Myxini /mɪkˈsaɪnaɪ/ (also known as Hyperotreti) and order Myxiniformes /mɪkˈsɪnɪfɔːrmiːz/, are eel-shaped jawless fish (occasionally
Hagfish
Australian native bird
The forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian raven, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Tasmania and parts
Forest_raven
Autonomous feeding of animals
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Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Species of bird
The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western
European_herring_gull
Species of crustacean
Crustaceans portal Coenobita perlatus is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. It is known as the strawberry hermit crab because of its reddish-orange
Coenobita_perlatus
Species of bird
The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a small gull, the only species in the genus Pagophila. It is a resident breeding bird in the high Arctic and has
Ivory_gull
Species of carnivore
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as the grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará
Pampas_fox
Animal that preys on and eats birds
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Avivore
Name for two species of vultures
Condor is the common name for two genera of New World vultures, each with one extant species. The name derives from the Quechua word for the Andean condor
Condor
Organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic
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Plastivore
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