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04-14-2003, 03:59 AM | #21 | |
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As to the importance of smell to a scavenger, I'll just note that carrion is likely to make more smell than a live critter . You may not see it moving; you may not have a trail to follow. But you can follow your nose to the source of the pong! In other words, olfaction might well be handy for a predator, but it could be pre-eminently useful to a scavenger. Cheers, DT |
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04-14-2003, 05:48 AM | #22 | |
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It's interesting to note that the lizard that atually bites the prey is not necessarly the one to eat any of it. Competition for a carcass is fierce and dying from an infected wound might take a long time. The prey could do a lot of traveling. But, the missing-out lizard will, sooner or later, luck into another's prey. Venomous monitors. Hah! All nonsense -- wasn't it? doov |
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