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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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Is a turkey vulture nearly extinct?
Turkey vulture are not in danger of extinction, they are the most numerous of the vultures.
How do predators such as lions help scavengers such as vultures?
Predators such as lions kill there pray, and then eat it. When the lion has finished there meal, they may not have eaten the entire animal. What the lion doesn't finish, the vulture, or other scavenger would.
a vulture lives in a nest in a big huge tree . the shelter is the tree
Yes. Several years ago the California condor went extinct in the wild, but as a result of efforts by conservationists there are now about 200 in the wild.
What is the effect of bioaccumulation on vultures and beetles?
I think its just that because they eat dead animals from all different trophic levels, they will get that animals toxins, witch means they then have a higher toxin level...
How a turkey vulture communicates?
via grunts, clatter, and other noises. It doesn't have vocal cords or a musical foice.
Sure do, if kitty is dead. The vulture has no pre-conceived notion that this animal had a 'name'.
Is a vulture considered a decomposer?
A turkey vulture picks the meat off of dead animals. Therefore, it is a consumer.
How long can a Vulture soar with out flapping its wings and how does it eat its prey?
Vulture and like birds (all birds do this)exploit pockets of rising warm air (thermals) to provide the energy they need for lift. This is why vultures (birds) 'circle', not only to remain in one location over something that might be good to eat, but also to stay within the area of the thermal they are using to gain height.
We have turkey buzzards and they digest everything, they have very acid systems, there poop has been know to eat holes threw roofs. If they poop on your car, you must wash it off asap or it will eat right to the bare metal
Not exactly. Their "anus" is actually referred to as a cloaca, which is where these birds procreate, defecate and urinate from. Their feces is a composition of urea (what comprises urine in non-avian species) and fecal matter.
The area of a aircraft carrier that a camera man would record the landings of aircraft that appeared to be in trouble as it was landing to record crashes of the plane as it was landing before and during world war II The area of a aircraft carrier that a camera man would record the landings of aircraft that appeared to be in trouble as it was landing to record crashes of the plane as it was landing before and during world war II
How do turkey vultures care for their young?
They just try to protect it from anything that would eat it. A turkey chick can eat and drink on its own, it just needs to learn what to eat and it learns that by watching its parents.
How birds and vultures can soar and glide in the airs for hours while they look for food?
Birds have feathers which serve different purposes--flight, insulation, waterproofing and even for sexual attraction. Flight feathers are long, stiff and found on a bird's wing or tail. They enable a bird to catch the breeze and provide both lift as well as thrust or forward motion. Lift is provided when due to the shape of the bird's wing, air passing over the top has to travel a longer distance and has to speed up as it goes over the top, relative to below the wing. This creates a difference in pressure and provides lift. When a bird flap's its wings using its breast muscles, air moves over and under the wing--this is called thrust. The shape of the wing and its ability to move through the air help a bird to fly. Once in the air, a bird can conserve its energy and glide while looking for food. Hollow bones and a low body weight, and the fact that a bird has no urinary bladder, all keep the weight of birds low enough to achieve flight.
What is the largest recorded wing span of a condor?
The California Condor has a body length of 43 - 52 inches, a wingspan up to 9 1/2 feet, and weighs 18 - 23 pounds
No. they only eat dead animals they never eat live ones
in the UK i would be pretty sure its the Golden Eagle in Scotland
As for owls recently we have been getting breeding pairs of the Eurasian/European Eagle owl, which was native until around 200 yrs ago when the hunting/shooting of them got rid of them all. but now they are making a come back to the UK :)
Depends on the species, really. Turkey vultures have a wingspan of 5.25 to 6 feet, and weigh around 1.5 to 5 lbs. Black vultures have a 4.5 to 5.5 ft wingspan and weigh around 3.5 to 6 lbs. The King vulture has a wingspan of 4.5 to 6 feet and weigh around 6 to 10 lbs.
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