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Recent Examples of carrionThe researchers identified a broad range of mammals, amphibians, fish, reptiles and birds that survive solely or partially on a diet of carrion.—New Atlas, 22 June 2025 For the study, researchers looked at 1,376 vertebrate species known to eat some amount of carrion, ranging from tiger sharks and spotted hyenas to cane toads and common shrews.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025 Raccoons and skunks make excellent neighbors, moving through your yard and neighborhood to dine voraciously on rats, mice, voles and other rodents, along with insects, grubs, carrion and many other less-desirable things in our gardens.—Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025 While other opportunistic scavengers like wolves and bears sometimes aid these processes as well, vultures remain the true champions of carrion consumption.—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for carrion
She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
The scene in which Mary Ellen walks through a maze of corpses only to find one of herself?
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