scavenger

01. Crabs are [scavengers]; they eat decaying matter, thereby helping to clean up the ocean.

02. After the lions had eaten their fill, [scavengers] such as jackals and hyenas came to finish off the remains.

03. Every large city in this country has its share of [scavengers] such as rats and raccoons.

04. Thousands of people [scavenge] through the garbage dumps of Manila every day in order to survive.

05. Vultures are [scavengers], and will only eat animals which are already dead.

06. The reporter had to [scavenge] information from other newsmen in order to write his story.

07. The [scavengers] fought over the bits of meat left when the tiger had finished eating.

08. Shrimp is not considered kosher in the Jewish faith because shrimp are [scavengers], and are therefore unclean.

09. Following the battle, [scavengers] came down onto the plain to take what weapons or objects of value remained on the bodies of the dead soldiers.

10. [Scavenger] cells in the body destroy infectious agents.

11. It is believed that the ancestors of today's dogs were probably [scavengers] often found near human settlements.

12. After the wolves had finished eating, smaller animals came to [scavenge] the bones.

13. The reporter was able to [scavenge] some information by digging through the garbage outside the offices of the people involved.

14. Adult polar bears usually eat just the skin and blubber of a seal, and leave the meat for cubs and [scavengers].

15. The old man made his living by [scavenging] bottles and cans out of the garbage, and collecting a refund for them.