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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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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.
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.
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.
mainly in forests in trees, some can live in old abandoned buildings
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.
What could a vulture symbolize in literary terms?
A vulture will usually indicate a darker sense, mood, or tone in the poem. It also can show patients, long suffering, waiting just like a vulture flies around to sky waiting for it's pray to die
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Do turkey vultures have nests?
a turkey vulture will only attack to protect its nest from a threat. if you leave it alone there wont be any problems. there have been reports of large turkey vultures attempting to prey on small children as a source of food
Basicly its fruit,roadkill,trpped birdes,geese eggs and lamb. They are occasionally found eating washed up fish,straned mussel,shrimp,grasshoppers and mayflies. Rotten pumpkis,grapes andbaby birds are also part of its diet.
