- Fact 2 - The condor, king vulture,
turkey buzzard, and black vulture are well known American
species of vultures
- Fact 3 - There are 20 species of
vulture
- Fact 4 - Vultures can eat meat
which is in any stage of decay
- Fact 5 - The vulture urinates to
cool itself and also to disinfect their legs killing any germs
- Fact 6 - A threatened vulture uses
its reeking, corrosive vomit as a defensive projectile - YUK!
- Fact 7 - The vulture is bald and as
it lacks feathers on its long neck it can dig deep into a
carcass without getting soiled
- Fact 8 - Vulture stats and
facts
- Weight: Up to 12 kg (25 lb.)
- Wingspan: Up to 3 m (10 feet)
- Habitat:
Deserts, savannas and grasslands
- Lifespan: 15 to 20 years
- Diet: the Vulture chiefly feeds on
carrion (the carcasses of dead animals)
- Fact 9 - The Vulture is very hardy
and survive all types of bacteria
- Fact 10 - Vulture stomach acid is
so corrosive it kills bacteria and infections which would be
leathal to any other birds of prey
- Fact 11 - The Turkey vulture is
often called a buzzard
- Fact 12 - A vulture in flight can
spot a 3-foot animal carcass from up to 4 miles away
- Fact 13 - Unlike most birds
Vultures do not build nests
- Fact 14 - The Rueppell’s griffon
vulture is the world’s highest flying bird and known to fly at
37,000 feet
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
wake, committee, or venue
- Fact 16 - A flight of vultures
circling together is called a kettle
- Fact 17 - The names given to babies
are chicks
- Fact 18 - Most vultures mate for
life
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