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Name one organism for tertiary consumers.

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Tertiary consumers are those organisms that depend on secondary consumers (carnivores) for food and nutrition. These organisms are also known as secondary carnivores.
Examples are vultures, eagles, bears, wolves etc.
Hence, one organism of tertiary consumers would be vultures.

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