2007-03-19 20:21:09 · 12 answers · asked by goldeneagle 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
CARRION! is what crows/magpies and the like try to eat as in road kill (squirrels/rabbits) but do not give a pet bird of prey a crow/magpie, as they may contain infections that you could pass onto you bird.
2007-03-19 20:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Carrion is basically dead animals. And yes some birds of prey will eat carrion. In fact, New and Old World vultures specializes in eating carrion. And some other such as bald and golden eagles, red-tailed hawks will also eat carrion, esp. in the winter.
2007-03-21 18:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by megatron 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carrion is the carcass of a dead animal that becomes food for other scavenging animals such as hyenas, vultures, Tasmanian Devils, Blue tongued skinks, or Andean and Californian condors. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems.
The carrion beetles are a group of beetles from the family Silphidae. They are important for recycling animal remains.
Carrion can be a source of disease.
Some plants and fungi fake the scent of decomposing carrion to attract insects to aid in reproduction. These include the Titan arum and stinkhorn mushrooms.
2007-03-20 03:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by berggarbageman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carrion is the term for the dead and rotting body of an animal, which is unfit for human consumption. Some birds, such as crows and vultures, eat carrion, which is important since they help 'clean up' this dead material.
2007-03-20 07:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carrion is the dead matter of another animal, so it could be a bird, mammal or even amphibian. Birds of prey will eat dead matter, as well as live animals too.
2007-03-23 15:16:52 · answer #5 · answered by Esquire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dead carcass. Yes, birds of prey routinely eat carrion.
2007-03-20 03:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by danny_boy_jones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something dead that the birds can feed upon
dictionary.com:
car·ri·on /ËkæriÉn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kar-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. dead and putrefying flesh.
2. rottenness; anything vile.
–adjective
3. feeding on carrion.
2007-03-20 03:23:45 · answer #7 · answered by Shakespeare, William 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carrion is any type of dead flesh.
2007-03-20 05:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by Kevan M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the dead corpse of an animal.
2007-03-20 03:24:40 · answer #9 · answered by Celebrate Life 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is flesh that was not killed by the animal feeding on it.
2007-03-20 08:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋