Scavengers Page

A Scavenger is a kind of organisum that eats up other dead organisum. If we did't habe savengers to eatup the dead organisum then we would have more prode disguses sperding and to are committees. Kind of animals that are scavengers are the Aye-Aye, King Volture,and the piranha.

King Vulture

"King Vulture"
Sarcoramphus papa

Photo courtesy/copyright Ralf Schmode

Name: King Vulture
Description: Vulture eat mostly dead things,and eat carrion. There growth is 32 inches and their wingspaned is 4 feet.
Habitat: Dense tropical rainforest in Central and South America
Diet: It a Carrion (decaying flesh off anything that dead)

Name: Black Piranha
Description: Piranhas live in a schools(stay togerther). They have 27 to 36 teeth. They have powerful jaws. Piranhas are found in cloudy water.
Habitat: Rivers of central and South America Amazon Basin
Diet: Fruits,Seeds,Navtive Fish ,Amphibians,Young Heros,Caimen

"Black Piranha"
Serrasalmus rhombeus
Photo courtesy/copyright
David Schleser
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