Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Oscar Dewhurst / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) scavenging for food in a rubbish skip. London, UK. November

Terry Whittaker / Grey heron ( Ardea cinerea) flying to bin. Herons congregate around the fish stalls as city markets are closing, picking up scraps of food. Amsterdam, Netherlands. April.

David Pattyn / Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) trying to steal fish from a fisherman coming on land with a fresh catch, Puerto Lopez , Santa Elena Peninsula, Manabi Province, Ecuador, July

Pal Hermansen / Golden eagle (Aquila crysaetos) on dead Fox (Vulpes vulpes) carcass. Trondelag, Norway. March. Remote camera shot

David Perpinan / Group of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) fighting to feed on a dead lamb. Cuenca, Spain, August.

David Perpinan / Group of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) arriving and feeding on a dead lamb, Cuenca, Spain, August.

Luke Massey / Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding on a catfish (Loricariidae) with Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) scavenging remnants, Rio Cuiaba, Brazil

Terry Whittaker / Slow motion close-up of a large group of Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) feeding from a fish processing plant outfall, Grundafjordur, Iceland, March.

Ann & Steve Toon / Pied crows (Corvus albus) perched on horns of antelope skull. Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Christophe Courteau / White backed vulture (Gyps africanus) feeding, Linyanti Game Reserve, Botswana.

Steve Downer / Black slug (Arion ater agg.) feeding on a dead Yellow slug (Limax flavus), Birmingham, England, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Common prawns (Palaemon serratus) and a Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) feeding on a dead Montagu's crab (Xantho hydrophilus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) stealing food from a scavenging Common prawn (Palaemon serratus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.

Francisco Marquez / Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) and European black vultures (Aegypius monachus) feeding on a dead deer, Cabaneros National Park, Montes de Toledo, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Juvenile Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) feeding on a bone in snow, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain, April.

Eric Baccega / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on a Narwhal (Monodon monoceros), Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Sanderling (Calidris alba) feeding on crab carcass, Texas

Neil Aldridge / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feed on a wildebeest carcass, Chobe, Botswana, August.

Peter Cairns / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) feeding on red deer carcass, Assynt, Scotland. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards) 2016.

Espen Bergersen / Gulls (Laridae) seaching for food in water containing blood coming from a large fishing boat, Tromvik, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November 2014.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) walking among sunbathers on beach, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) scavenging Water buffalo carcass. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) scavenging on another Komodo dragon, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on an elephant carcass that has died from natural causes. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) waiting for Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) to finish feeding on a kill. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on an elephant carcass that has died from natural causes. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on an elephant carcass that has died from natural causes. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) carcass that has died from natural causes, Masai Mara, Kenya

Bence Mate / Hooded crow (Corvus coronix) and Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) waiting to scavenging White tailed eagle's (Haliaeetus albicilla) food, Pusztazer, Hungary.

Charlie Summers / Two juvenile Brown Bear siblings (Ursus arctos) look for food on the banks of the Anan Creek lagoon, Alaska, July.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) feeding on a wildebeest carcass. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) standing next to a wildebeest carcass. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding on the carcass of a Common or Plains zebra. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Iberian black pig in oak woodland, Sierra de Aracena Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, Europe. Breed used to produce Iberico ham / Jamon Iberico

Laurent Geslin / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) carrying Brown trout (Salmo trutta) found near a fishing pond, England

Sergey Gorshkov / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) group scavenging on Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) carcass, Wrangel Island, Russia

Anup Shah,Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female with infant on back, carrying away a gazelle carcass having taken it from a male. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Flip Nicklin / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) group gulp feeding, Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) male chasing White backed vultures (Gyps africanus) off its prey, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Ernie Janes,Ernie Janes / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) scavenging in bin. UK, May.

Andy Trowbridge / Male goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) feeding on red fox. Southern Norway, December.

Staffan Widstrand / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mobbed by possibly a Skua, Svalbard, Norway, July

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel 'Harvester' winching her catch onboard amid a group of hungry seabirds. North Sea, Europe, December 2011. Property released.

Laurie Campbell / Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) robbing Puffin (Fratercula arctica) of catch, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, June

Martin Dohrn / Starlight camera image in moonlight of Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) feeding on carcass of Spotted deer stag (Axis axis) watched by Asian water buffalo (Bubalas bubalas) while the leopard (Panthera...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub carrying scavenged food in mouth, West London, UK, June

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub climbing into litter bin, West London, UK, June. Did you know? Red foxes first colonised British cities in the 1940s and now their greatest population densities are f...

Chris O'Reilly / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) feeding on discarded fish and chips in street at night, viewed from car, Derbyshire, UK, May

Anup Shah / White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) and Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) covered with flies - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara...

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" surrounded by Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) whilst hauling the trawl net onboard. North Sea, Europe, February 2011. Property released.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) male defending a kill from vultures after lions have finished Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Suzi Eszterhas / Long tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) trying to take banana from Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii and young baby, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Critically Endangered

Laurent Geslin / Adult and young Wild boars (Sus scrofa) searching for food at night on a street in Barcelona, Spain

Laurent Geslin / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing over wall to reach rubbish bins. Brasov, Romania.

Laurent Geslin / Urban Badger (Meles meles) scavenging litter from overturned dustbin at night, London, England, UK

Anup Shah / Pack of Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) scavenging on the remains of a carcass left by African lions ( Panthera leo) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) approaching an African lioness feeding on a kill (Panthera leo) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) waiting at an African lion (Panthera leo) kill to scavenge. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Pete Oxford / Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) feeding on the carcass of a Southern Elephant seal bull, killed by Killer whales. Sea Lion Island. South of mainland east Falkland Island. Falkland Islan...

David Woodfall / Children looking for recyclable objects in landfill site, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2008

Nick Gordon / Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) scavenging on rubbish tip, Brazil

Andy Sands / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) standing up to feed on Black Bryony berries, Captive, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Urban red fox ( ulpes vulpes) scavenging for food in dustbin, UK

Michael Pitts / Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) head covered in blood feeding on carcass of an Elephant seal pup, with a penguin colony in the distance, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on dead whale carcass, Svalbard, Norway, September 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Two Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding on dead whale carcass, Svalbard, Norway, September 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Three Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding on dead whale, Svalbard, Norway, September 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / European grey wolf (Canis lupus) carrying prey interacting with a European Brown bear (Ursus arctos) Kuhmo, Finland, July 2009

David Tipling / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} adult and immature fighting over carcass, Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, February

Anup Shah / Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) and White backed vultures (Gyps africanus) scavenging on a Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) carcass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March

Steven Kazlowski / Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) adult scavenges for food under the snow, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic coast, Alaska, October 2008

Andrew Parkinson / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} wild adult male chewing food scavenged at a well used car park. Lancashire, UK Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Anup Shah / Three Tawny eagles {Aquila Rapax} feeding on Lesser flamingo carcass, surrounded byMarabou storks {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta}carrying carcass in mouth followed by three Black backed jackals {Canis mesomelas} Masai Mara reserve, Kenya

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracaras feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracara displaying on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracaras feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Common caracaras feeding on sheep carcass {Caracara plancus} Cordoba, Argentina

Anup Shah / Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} chasing vulture from carcass. Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) raiding urban garbage, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Tui De Roy / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) breeding male basking with Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) scavenging dead skin, Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Anup Shah / African fish eagle {Haliaeetus vocifer} defends Lesser flamingo carcass from Marabou storks, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Anup Shah / African fish eagle {Haliaeetus vocifer} defends Lesser flamingo carcass from Marabou storks, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Flip Nicklin / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) gulp feeding with Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) waiting for leftovers, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts

Fred Bavendam / Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) scavenging on a dead Blue Dog (Squalus acanthias), Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Anup Shah / African fish eagle {Haliaeetus vocifer} feeding on Lesser flamingo carcass, Lake Nakuru, Kenya