Read the fossil evidence of scavenging.
My personal suspicion is that Tyrannosaurs were opportunists that would scavenge or hunt, whichever seemed most favorable at the time. They're a bit clunky for pure predators, and overbuilt for pure scavengers.
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July 9 2010, 00:28:59 UTC 10 years ago
More seriously, I suspect they probably did favor scavenging, though. Particularly as I've read of studies that indicate that they were probably incapable of running, as, given their height and mass, tripping at a running speed would be fatal. The force they would hit the ground with would crush their skull, and their forelimbs were far too small to stop their fall. And their size would preclude ambush hunting.
Hmm...
July 9 2010, 00:53:56 UTC 10 years ago