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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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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.

Is a vulture a predator?

No, vultures are not parasites. They are consumers. More specifically, they are known as scavengers since they feed on the remains of other animals.

Do vultures eat antelope?

no because vultures do not live in the mountains. snakes and barkeenos are the only things that eat snow leopards besides bacteria of course. barkeenos look kind of like big dogs except it does not have a tail and it has wings, but it can not fly. a snake has no back bone and can easily eat something more than double its size. snow leapords eat animals such as goats. well that is about everything that eat a snow leopard.

Are buzzard eggs edible?

In a hollow tree,cave,or some other secluded area.Even barn lofts or abandoned houses may be used.The vulture doesn't make a real nest,they lay the eggs on the bare ground or floor.

Why dont vultures have a long feather on their head?

Vultures eat dead things, may stick their heads right inside the gut of a dead animal. Such habits give the risk of having of having the feather soiled with bacteria producing guck. To promote better health a nake head is better as it is more easily cleaned.

How much babies can a turkey vulture have?

A turkey will have a varied amount of babies each time they lay eggs. Some turkeys may have four eggs while others have up to 17 at a time.

Do turkey vultures live in New Hampshire?

not at all- quite common, even in norther NH

Where does buzzard live?

mainly in forests in trees, some can live in old abandoned buildings

Are vultures found in deserts?

Yes, in the U.S., the turkey vulture can be found there.

How old can a turkey vulture get?

Your question is not specific enough for us to answer because Vulture is the name given to two groups of covergently evolved carrion eating birds in both the New (7 species) and Old (16 species) world. Vultures are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.

Thus, as you can see, in order for us to even begin trying to provide you with an answer you would have to define which species of Vulture you wanted the average age for. I would also expect that the data required to provide this information may be a bit scant.

Why vultures eat the eyes of the carcass first?

most likely best nutrition or just animal habbit/instinct

Why are vultures getting extinct?

it is nothing. the vultures already extinct then why do you want to know the cause?

How many years does a vulture live?

A vulture's life expectancy can average 20 to 25 years. Vultures in captivity have been known to live more than 30 years.

What are the Similarities in turkey vultures and black vultures?

Both vultures and ptarmigan are birds, vertebrates and consumers. But that's where the similarities end. Differences include plumage coloring in bearded vultures and red knots may serve a cosmetic function whereas in rock ptarmigan the function appears to be camouflage. Other differences can be found in the related question below.

Why doe some people think vultures are evil?

Vultures are eat carcasses (dead animals), and dead and rotting things are attributed with sickness, disease, and well death. So in most peoples minds they think of vultures as unclean or evil creatures.

one Relevant quote from the christian bible:

Leviticus 11:13

These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture.

Where does a black vulture live?

Turkey vultures live in north america. They are scary they eat dead meat.