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.
Tyrannosaurs as Scavengers
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July 9 2010, 03:15:20 UTC 10 years ago
Of course, successful scavenging (as in, being the big bad at the feeding site) would allow for more successful hunting as well, with the extra energy reserves.