The Turkey Vulture
Apr 21, 2019 7:30:25 GMT -5
Post by Ira Runyan on Apr 21, 2019 7:30:25 GMT -5
The Turkey Vulture provides a necessary service being natures sanctuary department cleaning up the dead and decaying animal carrion.
Turkey Vultures eat a wide variety of carrion, from small mammals to dead cows. Also some insects, other invertebrates, and some fruit are consumed. Turkey vultures are almost exclusively scavengers, so unlike the Black Vulture, this species rarely kills small animals.
During the hot weather, turkey vultures will defecate on their feet to cool them off. Since a vulture's digestive juices kill bacteria--which is why vultures don't get sick from eating rotten meat--defecating on their legs might even work as an antiseptic wash.
