Scavengers are animals that eat dead animals or carcasses. They play an important role in an ecosystem by helping break down carcasses. Scavengers in the grassland ecosystem are opossums, cockroach, turkey vultures, crows, foxes, and coyotes.

American Crow
American Crow Aviary.Owls.com Photo and brief description of the crow and its breeding, habitat, and feeding habits.
Ant - Wikipedia
Ant Wikipedia.org Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae, and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mi
Ants
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Common raven
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Common Raven
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The Turkey Vulture
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Turkey Vulture
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Turkey Vulture
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Turkey Vulture
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