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

Carrion, or the remains of dead animals, is something that most people would like to avoid — it is visually unpleasant, emits foul odors, and may be the source of numerous pathogens ...

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!

Animal carcasses play an important role in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Scientists have published these findings in PLOS ONE. Carcasses not only provide food for carrion-eating animals.

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.

What's Wild looks at the Carrion Beetle in South Carolina. On the season finale of What's Wild we're checking out the American Carrion Beetle, one of the best bugs in the business when it comes to ...

Animals: Kings in Carrion; Animals: Kings in Carrion. 3 minute read. TIME. May 13, 1935 12:00 AM GMT-4. T he bald eagle is handsome, majestic, tremendously powerful.

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.