I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
The smellier the better, particularly as, unusually for birds, many species can boast a robust sense of smell. That bald head, so odd and homely, is actually an adaptation for sticking one’s head deep inside the gut of a deceased mammal. Vultures famously feed on carrion. Dead things. Griffon Vulture , photo by Alan Tilmouth.
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