Carrion

A dead, torn pigeon

Carrion is the carcass of a dead animal. There are several kinds of animal that feed on such meat, such as vultures, hyenas, condors, or Tasmanian Devils. Carrion is an important source of food for several kinds of carnivores and omnivores.

The Carrion beetles also feed on it. Some plants fake the smell of carrion (they smell like carrion), so that they will attract insects they eat. Predators do not normally feed on carrion- they hunt and kill the animals they eat.

Carrion Media

A wedge-tailed eagle and carrion (roadkill kangaroo) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Zoarcid fish feeding on the carrion of a mobulid ray.
Duck carrion (e.g. Anas crecca carrion) can harbor Clostridium botulinum and Pasteurella multocida.
Two burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) feeding on rodent carrion.
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) feeding on deer carrion.
Rabbit carrion in Germany.
Butterfly puddling on lizard carrion.
Dead pig in the bloat stage of decomposition.
Dog carrion in Mongolia.
Flies settling on sheep carrion.

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