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Oliver01 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What does scavenged mean here
William Martin LaFever, 28, told rescuers that in addition to the bits of food he scavenged, including a few frogs he caught, he drank water from the Escalante River while attempting to walk from Boulder, Utah, to Page, Arizona, a distance of approximately 90 miles or more by the route he appeared to be taking.
So does it basically mean "collected/found"
So does it basically mean "collected/found"
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So does it basically mean "collected/found" He ate anything that he could find .
- So does it basically mean "collected/found" He ate anything that he could find .
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Oliver01William Martin LaFever, 28, told rescuers that in addition to the bits of food he scavenged, including a few frogs he caught, he drank water from the Escalante River while attempting to walk from Boulder, Utah, to Page, Arizona, a distance of approximately 90 miles or more by the route he appeared to be taking.So does it basically mean "collected/found"
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Aw nice..that's what I thought..but when I was looking it up .. didn't see the meaning > eat
You thinking the guy is being a scavenger (not literally!) by eating on like dead materials ?
You thinking the guy is being a scavenger (not literally!) by eating on like dead materials ?
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A scavenger is an animal who does not hunt specific prey. It will search out for anything in its vicinity that might provide nourishment.
In this case, the person did not have the time to learn how to hunt, he just gathered what he could find.
In this case, the person did not have the time to learn how to hunt, he just gathered what he could find.
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