2006-08-09 11:43:53 · 5 answers · asked by theechrismartin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I have seen them on the ground, on the streets, floating on the water. What happens to the carcases is that scavengers eat them, such as cats, dogs, crows, raccoons, etc.
Feathers left over get scattered all over.
2006-08-09 11:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will see dead birds on the ground occasionally... I do, and when I find them, assuming they aren't too mashed up, I like to pick them up and put them in the bushes... I mean, I'd hate it if a street cleaner threw them in a bin and sent them to a landfill site, you know, those birds have a right to decompose and go into the soil...
What I think's happening is, the street cleaners and I working together are clearing up all the dead birds before you can see them... trust me, they're there, just out of sight... they leave a body just like any other living being, and that rots down to nothing eventually I believe.
Yeah, that third guy is right as well- scavengers do eat the dead birds too... rats and things... maggots too, some farmers will pick up a dead pheasant if they find it and take it home to be cooked, assuming it's fresh ;) There are many kinds of scavengers it seems... Me though, I'm not interested in eating the birds, I just want to give them some dignity if I can... it's interesting though- imagine a rat doing a street cleaner's job! Crazy...
2006-08-09 18:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like most animals, they can sense their time is coming. For the majority of animals, they rely on their mental state after their last resort-- flushing the system with water. IE: Drinking water.
Most animals or at least mammals (animals with hair) go off to a peaceful place where they can be hidden from anyother natural being, whether it be human or furry, etc..
Like dogs, I'm only assuming birds head off to a deserted location, maybe up in a nest and slowly die off, but in a peaceful atmosphere.
Wouldn't you want to be in a favored place away from others when you go? Wouldn't you hope that it was a peaceful death? I would-- however, I don't know about getting away from other living creatures.
But, animals are different. Of course they love to be loved, and associate with others of their kind, mate, etc.., or others in which they have adapted to, but, I suppose it's different than us humans. We, however, or some of us at least would like to have family or friends around if we were to know our natural state was going to slip away from us.
Perhaps you live out in the country or somewhere. I live in the city, and I see many birds-- subject to post-roadkill. It's unfortunate, but it happens.. Likewise, there are many people out there that purposely try to cause danger to these animals. Why that is, who knows, but I don't believe anybody can change it.
...Which could be another reason. These birds may be able to sense that, and so they'd rather die off in a solitary state.
--Rob :)~
I'm no vet tech or veterinary doctor. That's just my theory.
2006-08-09 19:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by stealth_n700ms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fall on the ground and the cats eat them.
2006-08-09 19:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny you should ask. I recently said the same thing. Sorry that I don't have a more helpful response than that, though.
2006-08-09 18:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by kristina t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋