Golden eagle scavenging (IMAGE)

Ecological Society of America

Golden eagle scavenging

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Scavengers, like this golden eagle, play an important role in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by consuming infectious agents that could transmit disease.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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