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I often see posts where sea creatures (mola molas, dolphins, seals, for example) have washed ashore with obvious marks of predation, why do the predators and then scavengers not eat the entire animal? It seems like they leave so much left, is there a reason for this?

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I often see posts where sea creatures (mola molas, dolphins, seals, for example) have washed ashore with obvious marks of predation, why do the predators and then scavengers not eat the entire animal? It seems like they leave so much left, is there a reason for this?	1