Carrion
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Carrion, also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Carrion may be of natural or anthropic origin, and enters the food chain via different routes.
A wedge-tailed eagle and carrion (roadkill kangaroo) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Duck carrion (e.g. Anas crecca carrion) can harbor Clostridium botulinum and Pasteurella multocida.
Two burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) feeding on rodent carrion.
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) feeding on deer carrion.
Komodo dragon
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The Komodo dragon, also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Dasami, and Gili
Carrion
…vultures, red-tailed hawks, carrion crows), fish (e.g. black hagfish, abyssal grenadiers), mammals (e.g. spotted hyenas, wild boars), reptiles (e.g. Komodo dragons, brown tree snakes) and even amphibians (e.g. midwife toad larvae, túngara frog larvae). With the possible exception of some hagfish species, the only…
202306 Varanus komodoensis
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Closeup of the skin