Sentences with phrase «large animal carcasses»

Additionally, although carrion flies mainly home in on large animal carcasses, other invertebrate surveyors could help scientists study different ecosystem layers — for instance, carrion beetles, which feast on smaller carcasses, including those of birds.

Not exact matches

Although the vultures» hooked beaks are sharp enough to pierce the hides of smaller animals, they're unable to access thick - skinned carcasses like this one without the help of larger scavengers like hyenas and wild dogs — animals still missing from this recovering ecosystem.

View a slide show of the animal market But more recently, she boosted the fortunes of larger cats as well by helping expose the fact that the Xiongsen Bear & Tiger Zoo near the city of Guilin was killing the endangered cats in its «zoo» and serving the meat at its snack bar or dropping the carcasses into vats of wine.

Unlike the carcasses of small animals such as rabbits, the carcasses of large animals have lots of fats.

Computer generated decomposing of animal carcasses taps into Darwin's unsettling yet organic vision that all of nature is at war from the smallest to largest predator.

Since this is a G - rated film, there are no close - ups of prey animals being torn to ribbons by predators like the snow leopard, but you do see some shots of the large animals feeding on carcasses, having chased down the slower members of the unfortunate prey.

When fish sources are unavailable, eagles may rely largely on carrion, especially in winter, and they will scavenge carcasses up to the size of whales, though it seems that carcasses of hoofed animals and large fish are preferred.