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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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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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What is habitat of Indian vulture?
The Indian vulture inhabits cities, towns and villages near cultivated areas, as well as open and wooded areas. Indian Vulture breeds in south-east Pakistan and peninsular India south of the Gangetic plain, north to Delhi, east through Madhya Pradesh, south to the Nilgiris, and occasionally further south.
What is the young one of a vulture called?
Chicks. Chicks hatch from eggs, and start out in nests. They reach the fledge stage when their feathers and wing muscles have developed to the point of supporting flight, from initiating to sustaining to landing. Once they've fledged, they're ka fledglings.
How vultures adapt to the desert?
Vultures eat the same thing in the desert that they eat everywhere else in the world. They are scavengers. They eat other animals that have died. Vultures soar around until they see a dead animal, then they swoop down and eat it.
How tall and heavy can a vulture get?
old world vultures are normally smaller then new world vulture Egyptian vultures are the smallest
How many times does a vulture beat its wings?
about 300 times a second but somtimes when there running for somthing its about 600 times
"No. Turkeys can't fly."
Wrong answer....turkeys DO fly.
They will not lay eggs in a nest in a tree however. They make nests on the ground in thick cover and that is where they lay their eggs.
Hope that helps.
What is the scientific Latin name for the California condor?
The California condor is gymnogyps californianus.A large ,very rare vulture,with a wingspan up to nine feet.Recently reintroduced into the wild in California and Arizona.Other condors are being bred in captivity for future release,to augment the current population of wild condors.
Is a turkey vulture a primary or secondary consumer?
I'm pretty sure it is, because vultures are the top carnivores. Example; birds are secondary consumers, vultures eat birds, which makes them the top carnivores.
What is a group of vultures circling in the air called?
A group of vultures is called a "venue." or better known as 'The Labour Party'
What are facts about California condors?
A condor is a type of bird known as a vulture. Condors are the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere.
How much water do vultures need?
vultures usually inhabit areas near water bodies. They are very clean birds and take a bath after each meal. They do so to wash off the blood sticking on their feathers and legs, thus preventing any kind of infection from the carcasses the consumed. So one will surely find a water body near vulture colonies.
Why the heads of a vulture adapted to what they eat?
Most vultures have naked or nearly naked heads, to prevent getting the feathers there fouled. Also, vultures have a highly developed olfactory senses, to locate dead animals by smell. The beak is shaped to tear soft, decaying flesh. Vulture beaks are not as powerful as raptor beaks.
Are turkey vultures helpful in any way?
All vultures are carrion eaters (they eat the remains of dead animals but do not kill these animals themselves). There role is to tidy up the environment as things die. To help them do this turkey vultures have one of the best developed senses of smell in the animal kingdom so that they can smell out dead animals in the jungle where the dead animal can not be seen from above because of the tree cover.
Why do turkey vultures poop all over their own legs?
Turkey vultures defecate on their legs in order to cool themselves. The water in the waste evaporates, lowering the temperature in the legs, and the cooled blood travels back through the rest of the body. Storks also do this, a practice known as urohidrosis. Because birds can't sweat, this is their only substitute.
No, vultures are not parasites. They are consumers. More specifically, they are known as scavengers since they feed on the remains of other animals.
