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2. Turkey vulture - Wikipedia

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   The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...

3. Cathartes - Wikipedia

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   Turkey vultures coming in to the same roost they use for the season. All Cathartes species have featherless heads with brightly colored skin, yellow to orange in the yellow-headed vultures, bright red in the turkey vulture. All three species share a well-developed sense of smell, which is rare in birds, that enables them to locate carrion under ...

4. Defensive vomiting - Wikipedia

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   Turkey vultures will vomit to dispel any disturbing animal. They can propel their vomit up to 10 feet (3.0 m). [4] The European roller, a much smaller bird found in parts of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, uses vomit in a different way. A baby European roller will vomit a foul-smelling orange liquid onto itself to turn away a predator.

5. What It Means When You See A Vulture: 4 Things You ... - AOL

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   Turkey and Black Vultures can be seen year round in Southern states, often in rural and near residential areas, and are found all the way down to South America.

6. What’s a snood and how fast is a wild turkey? 10 things to ...

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   Turkey vultures are federally protected because they’re migratory birds, according to Ruth. He said wild turkeys aren’t migratory, they stay put. 5. The flap of skin hanging over a turkey’s ...

7. A Different Kind of Turkey - Nature Center Notes for kids and ...

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8. New World vulture - Wikipedia

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   Vultures possess a very acidic digestive system, with their gut dominated by two species of anaerobic bacteria that help them withstand toxins present in decaying prey. [50] In a 2014 study of 50 (turkey and black) vultures, researchers analyzed the microbial community or microbiome of the facial skin and the large intestine. [51]

9. 'Actively dying' vultures were just 'drunk,' animal group says

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