They may have been drawn to the discarded remains from ancient human meals, and a new model shows tame wolves could have ...

Video footage of a suspected coyote sprinting across the east side of Lancaster city has residents speculating about whether ...

While smaller scavenging animals such as foxes and some bird species benefited from the presence of humans, large scavengers such as hyenas and cave lions tended to be displaced. Many carnivores ...

What can you see? We've created a scavenger hunt that will help bring that time to life for you. If you could travel back to the Jurassic Period (201-145 million years ago) and look around, you'd find ...

This large scavenger is vital to its ecosystem. It only feeds on carrion—the carcasses of dead animals—and, by eating flesh before it rots, the vulture prevents dangerous bacteria and viruses ...