Table 2.
Scavenger species take of experimentally-placed carcasses by habitat and carcass type based on scavenging trials conducted 29 May to 29 July 2015 and 30 June to 27 July 2016 in forested plots at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC, USA.
| Scavenger species | Habitat | Carcass | total scavenged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tree | ground | quail | chicken | ||
| Turkey vulture | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Raccoon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wild pig | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Opossum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Coyote | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Black racer | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Black rat snake | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Copperhead | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Snake sp. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eastern box turtle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown vertebrate | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 36 |