▁between ▁life ▁and ▁death : ▁agricult ure ▁is ▁sole ly ▁concerned ▁with ▁producing ▁life ▁( at ▁least ▁up ▁until ▁har vest ▁time ); ▁hunting ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁producing ▁death . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁her b iv ores ▁and ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y ▁is ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁hunting : ▁like ▁agricult ure , ▁her b iv ores ▁are ▁concerned ▁with ▁plants ; ▁like ▁hunting , ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y ▁are ▁concerned ▁with ▁catch ing ▁meat . ▁Lé vi - St ra uss ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁ra ven ▁and ▁co y ote ▁eat ▁car r ion ▁and ▁are ▁therefore ▁half way ▁between ▁her b iv ores ▁and ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y : ▁like ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y , ▁they ▁eat ▁meat ; ▁like ▁her b iv ores , ▁they ▁don ' t ▁catch ▁their ▁food . ▁Thus , ▁he ▁arg ues , ▁" we ▁have ▁a ▁medi ating ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁type ": ▁ ▁By ▁unit ing ▁her b iv ore ▁tra its ▁with ▁tra its ▁of ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y , ▁the ▁ra ven ▁and ▁co y ote ▁somewhat ▁recon cile ▁her b iv ores ▁and ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y : ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁they ▁medi ate ▁the ▁opposition ▁between ▁her b iv ores ▁and ▁be asts ▁of ▁pre y . ▁As ▁we ▁have ▁seen , ▁this ▁opposition ▁ultimately ▁is ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁between ▁life ▁and ▁death . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁ra ven ▁and ▁co