Vultures feed on dead and decaying animals. They have large, powerful beaks, which rip strips of meat off a carcass that are then swallowed whole. These animals are __________.

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Vultures are bulk feeders because they consume large pieces of food (in this case, meat from carcasses) at one time, which is characteristic of animals that eat large portions of food rather than sipping fluids, filtering small organisms from the environment, or actively hunting live prey.

Vultures Feed on Dead and Decaying Animals