Why do we not see that many animal corpses in forests, deserts etc where animals would probably be dying regularly? Do all of them get devoured by scavengers or be absorbed into the soil?

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Why do we not see that many animal corpses in forests, deserts etc where animals would probably be dying regularly? Do all of them get devoured by scavengers or be absorbed into the soil?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

I’ve seen a few corpses, but mainly bones. Then those bones find themselves under the soil, or if they are small rodent’s bones, then in a nest because birds of prey sometimes eat their bones. Besides this, nature has a way of cleaning things up.