WORD OF WISDOM

ravening - WordNet - Cite This Source

adjective
1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird";
2. excessively greedy and grasping;
3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;

Remember after the flood, Noah sent out a Dove and the Dove returned; he sent out a raven, the raven didn't come back. A raven can and does live on vile, nasty, unclean, not to mention offal, dead and living creatures.