If an animal can eat carrion, will it, given a choice and access to affordable grocery stores? Is carrion-eating necessity or preference?
Possibly this varies by species.
Like, maybe a raven would prefer a rare hamburger and a strawberry smoothie. But maybe some species of vulture would actually choose that roadkill-of-indeterminate-age even when given other options.
Maybe not. I know far less about vultures than ravens.
Clearly I need to do something about that.
And then there are the canines and felines. I suspect they each have very different preferences, too.
Meanwhile, it’s been pointed out that I haven’t been posting enough wildlife videos lately, so here. Have a peregrine chasing a bicyclist: