Vulture Roost Traditional Cache
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Vulture is the common name for various large birds of prey within the family Accipitridae (Old World vultures) and the family Cathartidae (New World vultures), typically characterized by a featherless head, keen sight, good soaring ability, and generally scavenging behavior, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found in every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.
The Old World Vultures are in the same family as eagles, buzzards and hawks, while the New World Vultures (including two species called condors), which comprise the entire family Cathartidae, are considered by some to be more closely related to storks.
A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of feathers. This is likely because a feathered head would become spattered with blood and other fluids, and thus be difficult to keep clean.
While in the Western world, the term "vulture" tends to have unfavorable connotations—being used as a metaphor for those who prey on the weak or dying—these birds actually play a very valuable role in ecosystems as scavengers, removing dead animals. Indeed, the reduction of the number of vultures in some areas due to diclofenac poisoning (from consuming dead farm animals given this NSAID), has led to rotting carcasses and to greater numbers of rabies carrying rodents. In some areas of the world, vultures have a more favorable image, including being associated with loving, bonding, mothering, and protecting due to the vultures being seen together, with mother and child bonded together.
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