AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vultures only eat the bodies of dead animals. Vultures have many biological adaptations that make them well-suited to being scavengers. Most have excellent eyesight and a strong sense of smell. They use these keen senses to locate rotting carrion while they are soaring high over land.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some well known scavenger animals include vultures, hyenas, and raccoons. Hyenas are one of the most commonly identified scavengers. They eat the remains of dead animals after predators have taken most of the meat.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are birds like vultures, eagles, crows, kites, and ravens called scavenger birds. They feed on other animals dead remains. These birds help in cleaning the dead remains and thus prevent the outbreak of deadly diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many large carnivores that hunt regularly, such as hyenas and jackals, but also animals rarely thought of as scavengers, such as African lions, leopards, and wolves will scavenge if given the chance.