Scavenging, or necrophagy,'s a carnivorous feeding behaviour in which a predator consumes corpses or carrion that weren't killed to be eaten by the predator or others of its species. Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by contributing to the decomposition of dead animal remains. Decomposers complete this process, by consuming the remains left by scavengers. Well known scavengers include vultures, burying beetles, blowflies, yellowjackets, and raccoons. Many large carnivores that… (More on Scavengers)