Various species of scavengers fighting over the carcass of a dead animal is referred to as (d) encounter competition.
Encounter competition is observed when non-territorial behavioral activities among two species bring about negative impacts on both species.
A scavenger refers to an organism that mainly feeds upon dead animals, including decaying meat. Most scavengers are carnivores, i.e. an organism that consumes meat.
Although many carnivores hunt and kill their prey, scavengers generally feed upon animals which are either dead due to natural reasons or those which have been slayed by some other carnivore. Scavengers are important members of the food web.
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