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Vultures
Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Ask questions about these birds here.
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Who is stronger lammergeier or condor?
If the two species were to get into a fight, the lammergeier/bearded vulture would probably win.
Lammergeiers are old world vultures and more closely related to eagles and hawks. They have stronger feet than new world vultures (like the California Condor) to carry large pieces of bones high into the air and are also more protected due to the feathers on their heads.
New world vultures like the Condor are more related to storks. They have weaker feet, not meant for grasping, and can often fall prey to stronger raptors such as eagles.
What are words that describe groups?
clique....crew...squad....array...assemblage...bank...batch...battery...block...bunch...clump...cluster...collection..grouping...huddle...knot...lot...package...parcel...passel...set...suite...body...party , congregation, gathering, organization; circle, clan, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, platoon, posse; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; bevy, covey
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Condors are carrion eaters, like vultures. They generally do not hunt, although they will eat living things if they get lucky, such as sick or young animals.
Could a robin eat a hawk if the hawk was dead?
I believe that if a Robin was in a starving situation, like any animal, its instincts would take over and start to scavenge. Thus finding a dead hawk, and eating it up.
Birds and reptiles do not follow the mammals in having a separate orifice excrete urine and feces.
Their single orifice is called a cloaca. it serves as the only opening for the intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts. The word comes from Latin, and means sewer.
How many species of vulture exist?
There are 15 species of old world vultures that exist and 7 species of new world vultures that exist. Turkey Vultures are the most common in the world.
yes if it was dead cause vultures eat dead things off the ground.
What was the vulture's name in Rudolph baby new year?
Dead things but they start at the butt hole or the eyes
Does the Vulture or Cobra Represent Lower Egypt?
Horus and Nekhbet (the vulture goddess of Al Kab), came to represent Upper Egypt, while Set and Wadjet (the cobra goddess of Buto) represented Lower Egypt.
What birds are scavengers ending with the letter e?
Probably the most common would be the 'Vulture'...
Why do vultures sit by dying animals and wait instead of killing them?
Vultures use a different tactic, which they eat dead animals because they have no defense, and generally the "food" or meat in the animal is already exposed which makes the operation of eating much easier. Vultures are also referred to "scavengers".
theres a process called parthogenesis which allows turkeys to reproduce without the act of sex.
What does buzzard poop look like?
Buzzard Poop looks like smashed poop that is all over the place.=When you fart its the poop buzzard. It smells bad too.=
What adaptations to the desert do turkey vultures have?
Turkey vultures are able to survive a few days without water. They are also good at scavenging for corpses in the desert.
Which of these statements could be considered a moral of Chinua Achebe's novel?
dont resist change it might be futile to do so
What are some of the Egyptian vultures special adaptations?
Egyptian vultures are small birds that are not much bigger than crows. Its special adaptations include locating an egg, searching its surrounding ground for a suitable stone, picking up the egg with its beak and hurling the egg repeatedly.
