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Recent Examples of carrion
Their eyesight is exceptionally keen, capable of spotting small prey or carrion from high in the air.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And the decline is disproportionately higher for apex scavengers – larger animals that primarily eat carrion, or decaying animal remains.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Large species and those that rely on carrion for survival tend to be imperiled, while smaller species and those that scavenge occasionally are thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And the decline is disproportionately higher for apex scavengers – larger animals that primarily eat carrion, or decaying animal remains.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Large species and those that rely on carrion for survival tend to be imperiled, while smaller species and those that scavenge occasionally are thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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Notably, a 2025 study published in Nature Communications observed that baleen whale migration (including gray whales) facilitates the transportation of essential nutrients — from their placenta, carcasses and even their urea — between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Besides being in the right environment, the carcasses also have to avoid becoming a snack for hungry scavengers like birds and hyenas.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His family spent an agonizing week searching through morgues, hospitals and detention facilities before finally identifying his body among piles of corpses, also shown in the viral footage.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gynae Kendall, 25, was charged Sunday with concealment of a human corpse.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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