More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

Nature’s cleanup crew in action! A field cricket and a carrion beetle meet over a pile of animal droppings. Strange? Maybe. But essential for the ecosystem!

Some of these animals are fantastic hunters that only rely on scavenging in extreme food shortages. Others are just too lazy ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

Crows can detect geometric patterns and odd shapes, revealing new insights into non-human cognition and visual reasoning.

Goldfinch4ever / Getty Images. As their name suggests, carrion beetles eat dead animals. These insects also lay their eggs on the deceased animals so their larvae can eat the meat when developing.

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.