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All vulture and vulture-like species have bald heads. The main reason is for sanitation. Vultures eat dead things - often very dead, very putrid, very bacteria-infested things.
If you had to stick your head inside the bloated side of a dead deer for every meal, you'd shave your head too.
It keeps them from having to try and clean the feathers regularly, and keeps bacteria and other lovely gross stuff from growing in the feathers.
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Is the bald egale bigger than the California condor?
Yes, a California condor is much larger than a Red-tailed Hawk.
Is a California condor a amphibian?
no, a California Condor is not and amphibian, it is a bird.
Which is bigger the Andean condor or the California condor?
the andean condor
What continent is the habitat of the condor?
The US has a species of condor called the California Condor, which of course lives in California! ;)
Why is the California condor called the California condor?
It is called the California condor because it lives in California and it is also the biggest bird. Even bigger than an Eagle!
A bird with a bald head and brown body and is a scavenger?
Sounds like a condor or vulture. both are carrion eaters (scavangers of dead animals).
What are California condors preditors?
An adult California condor's predators are: the human being and the golden eagle.Ravens prey on California condor eggs, while bearsfeed on condor children.The four aforementioned are the predators of the California condor.
What animal is related to the California condor?
Vultures are also related to the California condor
What is the Latin name for condor?
There are two species of condor: the Andean condor and the California condor.The Latin name for the Andean condor is Vultur gryphus.The Latin name for the California condor is Gymnogyps californianus.
What has the author Dick Smith written?
Dick Smith has written: 'California condor' 'Condor journal' -- subject(s): California condor
What is the predator of the California condor?
The California Condor is a Scavenger. It feeds off carrion, or dead animals.
Does a California condor live in Peru?
No, the Andean condor lives there.
