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.
http://aviary.owls.com/crow/crow.html
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant
Ants
Ants, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats them, and m
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Formicidae/
Common raven
Common raven, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats the
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Corvus_corax...
Common Raven
Common Raven, By Rachel Berg, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, behav
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account...
The Turkey Vulture
The Turkey Vulture, DesertUSA.com, Article provides photos, description, and information on its range, behavior, habitat, food, and more.
http://www.desertusa.com/magdec97/dec_pap/du_tkvul...
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture, Photo by Nick Chill,Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habits, an
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Turkey_Vulture/...
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture Vulturinus @ wordpress.com Visit the web site for the large close-up picture.
http://vulturinus.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/turk...
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture, Vulture-territory.com, Along with several close-up photos, there is a good explanation of the turkey vulture has a natural immunity to toxins that could kill other specie.
http://www.vulture-territory.com/turkey.html