A Condor.
the Andes
The Andes (apex)
the Andes
The scientific name for the turkey vulture is Cathartes aura. They are large birds with a red head and a v-shaped white marking on the underside of their wings, often seen soaring in the sky in search of carrion to feed on.
Snoopy pretends to be a vulture in the comic strip "Peanuts." He is often seen perched on top of his doghouse with his wings spread out, pretending to be a fierce vulture waiting for his prey.
A vulture or a raven - both are scavengers.
There are several species of vulture found throughout desert areas of the world as well as ravens that will scavenge dead animals.
In art, Nekhbet was depicted as the griffon vulture (representing purification), always seen on the front of pharaoh's double crown along with Wadjet.
Reverse peristalsis is a type of movement only seen in the large intestine. It happens if the rectum is full, but not emptied. It sends fecal matter backwards into the colon.
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The large ones are called barges. The smaller ones are referred to as a "John boat" or a duck skiff. In Venice, the transportation boats are called gondolas.
The numbers of large canivores in the desert are low as the biome cannot support large numbers of them. There is not enough food to feed large numbers of carnivores so they are rearely seen.