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Wolves refuse to eat carrion and the bodies of dead animals.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that wolves refuse to eat carrion and the bodies of dead animals?

No. A Scandinavian study quantified killing versus scavenging by gray wolves, showing scavenging is part of their food acquisition, and other wolf studies describe wolves supplying carrion to scavengers. This directly contradicts the claim that wolves refuse to eat carrion and dead animals.

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Evidence against · 4
Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington
2024
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Anna, M., Rebecca, W., & Carmen, V. (2024). Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v9s4mw73d

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Carrion--It's What's for Dinner: Wolves Reduce the Impact of Climate Change
2008
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M., C. J., H., S. L., & Jr., L. R. E. (2008). Carrion--It's What's for Dinner: Wolves Reduce the Impact of Climate Change. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ785676

Data from: Population responses of common ravens to reintroduced gray wolves
2018
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E., W. L., M., M. J., & C., M. M. (2018). Data from: Population responses of common ravens to reintroduced gray wolves. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.j3qt5pf

Scavenging patterns of an inbred wolf population in a landscape with a pulse of human-provided carrion
2023
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Camilla, W., Cecilia, D. B., & Barbara, Z. (2023). Scavenging patterns of an inbred wolf population in a landscape with a pulse of human-provided carrion. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.80gb5mktr

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