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It has also been known to scavenge the carcasses of marine mammals, including seals and whales.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Moreover, giant hornets are known for their grisly methods for bee murder—unfortunate beekeepers have found their hives filled with bee carcasses, the heads ripped from their bodies.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Black bears typically eat fish, plants, nuts, fruit, insects and even animal carcasses.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
His father worked in a tannery that turned cow carcasses into leather.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Rotting carcasses also contaminated water supplies, spreading diseases like anthrax, tuberculosis and brucellosis.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Some droppings contained fish scales, small beetles, and semi-intact fish skeletons, while others held chewed bones, suggesting the presence of bone-crushing predators that consumed carcasses to extract nutrients—a behavior reminiscent of modern hyenas.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
Farming has fragmented their rolling grassland habitat, and feeding on cattle carcasses puts them at risk of disease.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Moreover, giant hornets are known for their grisly methods for bee murder—unfortunate beekeepers have found their hives filled with bee carcasses, the heads ripped from their bodies.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Black bears typically eat fish, plants, nuts, fruit, insects and even animal carcasses.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
His father worked in a tannery that turned cow carcasses into leather.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Rotting carcasses also contaminated water supplies, spreading diseases like anthrax, tuberculosis and brucellosis.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Some droppings contained fish scales, small beetles, and semi-intact fish skeletons, while others held chewed bones, suggesting the presence of bone-crushing predators that consumed carcasses to extract nutrients—a behavior reminiscent of modern hyenas.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
Farming has fragmented their rolling grassland habitat, and feeding on cattle carcasses puts them at risk of disease.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Carcasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcasses. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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