Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead and decaying organic matter present in its habitat.
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Scavenging
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Tom saw a homeless man scavenging through a rubbish bin looking for food.
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Varun's group frequently went scavenging in the factory ruins.
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Scientists in North Carolina have recently developed a felt-like fabric that generates power by scavenging for so-called waste heat, such as body heat.
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