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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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How do vultures protect themselves from infection when they eat decayed animals?
Vultures have highly acidic stomachs that can kill most bacteria and pathogens present in decaying meat. Additionally, vultures have strong immune systems that allow them to tolerate some level of toxins. They also have specialized enzymes in their digestive system that help break down harmful bacteria.
Why is the red headed vulture endangered?
The red-headed vulture is endangered due to factors such as habitat loss, poisoning from feeding on carcasses treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, and reduced availability of food due to declining populations of large mammals. Additionally, they face threats from illegal wildlife trade and hunting. Conservation efforts are essential to help protect and recover the red-headed vulture population.
Do Turkey Vultures migrate South in Winter?
Turkey Vultures in the Southern US do not, but the Northern birds may migrate as far as South America. So some do, but most do not.
Is a lappet faced vulture a carnivore or herbivore?
The Lappet Faced Vulture is a carnivore. It is scavenging bird which rippes though the skin.They are the most powerful and aggressive of the African vultures, and other vultures will usually cede a carcass to the Lappet-faced Vulture if the Lappet-faced decides to assert itself.
How far back does accounting date in the US?
With the establishment of the first English colonies in America, accounting, or bookkeeping, as the discipline was referred to then, quickly assumed an important role in the development of American commerce.
How far back does accounting date?
Accounting dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, around 4000 BCE, where clay tokens were used to keep track of goods and resources. The double-entry system of accounting was developed in the 15th century by Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, considered the "Father of Accounting."
What are some biotic factors of the vulture?
Some biotic factors of a vulture include its prey, such as carrion and small animals it scavenges on, as well as its competitors for food. Other biotic factors could be mutualistic relationships with bacteria in their digestive system that help break down their food.
Vultures predominantly feed on carrion (dead animals). They play an important ecological role in cleaning up decaying carcasses, which helps prevent the spread of disease. Vultures have strong stomach acids that allow them to consume decaying meat that would be harmful to other animals.
A detritivore is an organism that feeds on detritus or organic waste example beetles etc. a detritus is an dissolved organic or inorganic matter resulting from decomposition of parent material.
Vultures eat (previously killed) large mammals such as deer, goats, sheep, donkeys, horses, pigs, cougars, bears, and cattle. They will also eat (perviously killed) small animals like rabbits and coyote. They rarely eat reptiles and other birds. The already dead animals are known generally as 'carrion'.
Vultures eat carrion and are scavengers (the bodies of dead and rotting animals) - they do not kill these animals themselves - so they are not predators.
-they also eat the bones of the animals because their digestive system can disolve the bones fast.
When was the poem vultures written?
"Vultures" is a poem by Chinua Achebe born in Nigeria.
It was written in Africa in 1930, and compares humans to vultures.
What do vultures eat besides dead animals?
Vultures feed on carrion.
"carrion" is the name given to dead animals. Vultures do not kill the animals themselves, but when an animal dies or was killed by some other animal, they then eat and clean up the remains.
-They are "scavengers".
What comes first on an energy pyramid a lion or vulture?
a lion is before a vulture on a energy pyramid
How do you get rid of turkey buzzards that are roosting on my house?
I don't know anything about them but am researching them myself. Here's a link that may be helpful. http://www.pestproducts.com/turkey-vulture.htm Good luck!
Is there any Vultures in Alberta?
first of all maybe but some say yes and some say no depends on east west north or south! some might live in the south!
What does it mean when you have vultures on top of the house?
that means you've got something dead and decaying on your property. enjoy.
What the life - span of a vulture?
Vultures can live up to twenty years,but most don't make it that long.A Turkey vulture was recorded to have lived to nearly thirty in a zoo in Alabama,and this is considered very unusual.The black vulture has been recorded to live up to 25 years.
Where can you find the Patience Hell I want to kill something vulture cartoon?
I believe it was a cartoon published by the Saturday Evening Post many years ago.
I saw it for sure in a playboy magazine. 1970's?
