- Vultures-
Vultures are among the bird world's largest scavengers who glide on air currents, conserving energy while searching the forests or savanna below for the corpses of dead animals. Because of their unappetizing eating habits, they fill an ecological niche, and may help to prevent the spread of disease by disposing of rotting remains.
Vultures have powerful, hooked beaks that are excellently adapted for tearing open tough carcasses. Smaller birds usually give way when they arrive to feed.
These birds nest on the ground, and females lay a single egg, which both parents incubate. Both parents may also care for infants, bringing back dinner in their stomachs and regurgitating it for their young to enjoy.
Size: Body, 4 ft Wingspan, up to 7 ft
Weight: Up to 20 lbs
Size relative to a 6-ft man:
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