What happens to dead animal bodies?

Question

I live in the country where there is alot of land to roam (miles of hills, fields, brush, forests). There are tons of animals, birds, reptiles, etc. I rarely see a dead animal when I walk. I see many animals who are roadkill, a few coyote kill, and some man-kill animals. What about the rest? They do not all go to a bush or hole to die. They do not lay there and rot. I never see any dead vultures, bear, or even tiny bird. There is no "elephant" graveyard for mountain lions as far as I know. Like I said, some are killed by man and then lay there being devoured by big and tiny creatures, alike... but where are the natural death causes? I know for a fact that vultures and other carrions are not that quick... worms take a long time, too. Where are all the dead bodies? Sparrows, frogs, skunks,etc all seem to just go to a different dimension. Believe me, they do not all dig holes to die.

Answer 1

Well, I don't live in a place exactly like that. But I have seen many dead animals and birds, I assume they've been killed by other animals. And a lot of animals hunt at night. You probably don't see them because animals take them away pretty quickly to hide and eat their food. I don't think many animals get to die of "natural causes." And if they do, the bodies are taken away by other animals soon after that anyway.

Answer 2

The only thing I can think of is that they decay over time. Bears though are very dominant forest animals so most likely you won't see them dead. Alot of the times smaller animals are eaten by bigger animals. Frogs, probably since they usually habitat swampy places could be dead in the water somewhere. No, they don't go to another demension.

Answer 3

Actually insects (maggots, which are fly larva) do most of the chomping. They work pretty fast. They can eat an elephant in about 10 days, a little critter like a frog or skunk can go in just a couple of days.

Answer 4

The combination between weather and insects mammals and birds can eliminate a carcass very quickly and larger animals will carry carrion back to their den to eat later

Answer 5

Sometimes dead animal bodies just sink into the soil, and decompose, but that takes sometimes years. Other times people with pets bury their animals in the ground like we do... Yeah, hope that helps!

Answer 6

Its nature..other creatures eat them from bears to bugs..nothing goes to waste. the reason you dont see dead creatures is because your not there to see it die. lets say a dead deer... well depending on what area you live anything could grab it. also decompasition is pretty quick its not like a dead bird on the street

Answer 7

Many scavengers are nocturnal, and many animals die in secluded areas were they live, like deep in a bush, or even a cave, and care carried off by scavengers a night. Also, consider that you might not see scavengers at work if you scare them away when they notice you.

Answer 8

where I live there are a lot of raccoons and squirrels etc. I only see dead ones that have been killed on the road. I never see any that have died naturally. I think it is a mystery.

Answer 9

oftentimes, they keep them for some days in a freezer to work out if an proprietor comprises declare/bump into their animal. If no proprietor comprises declare them, they are despatched to be rendered or cremated.

Answer 10

they go to a funeral home and order a coffin be made especially for them. lol
i guess the smaller animals just die and are too small for you to see. the bigger animals are usually eaten and then decompose.