: dead and putrefying flesh
Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
also
: flesh unfit for food
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Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
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On east-west corridors through central L.A., the brown fronds of palms — queen, fan and other varieties — were scattered on the streets and sidewalks like carrion.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Several of the killer whales were observed with whale shark carrion in their mouths during an attack on 26 May 2024.
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Vultures are large, daytime (diurnal) raptors that primarily feed on the decaying flesh of dead animals, known as carrion.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Mature flies lay between 75 and 150 eggs at once in locations such as trash, carrion, feces or rotting food, according to ecoguardpestmanagement.com.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2024
Read More: Killer Whale Group Employs Deep-Sea Hunting Techniques
Orca Sighting Implications
Several of the killer whales were observed with whale shark carrion in their mouths during an attack on 26 May 2024.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Vultures are large, daytime (diurnal) raptors that primarily feed on the decaying flesh of dead animals, known as carrion.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrion. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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carrion
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car·ri·on
ˈkar-ē-ən 
: dead and decaying flesh
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