Turkey Vultures Have a Gross Defense Method. It’s best to stay on a turkey vulture’s good side. If distressed or annoyed, this bird vomits its food up to 10 feet away in a tactic that deters ...

The vultures can be spotted in the Thompson-Okanagan region between April and September, flying, perching, squabbling amongst ...

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

Turkey vultures have been reported by aircraft pilots to rise to as high as 20,000 feet and soar for hours without flapping their wings. The turkey vulture’s scientific name is Cathartes aura ...

Turkey vultures are large birds, but their 6-foot wingspan belies their body weight of only 3 to 4 pounds. They can consume an astonishing amount of food — pounds of meat per day.

Turkey vultures aren’t known for their songs or calls because they lack syrinxes or vocal organs and can only hiss and grunt. There is perhaps some truth to the idea that turkey vultures are gross.

Turkey Vultures are one of the heroes of the bird world. Often misunderstood, these incredible birds perform a service to society by eating carrion, the decaying flesh of dead animals.

News; Sci/Tech; Cool Critters: Bloomsday’s vulture won’t eat carrion, but real turkey vultures will – and you should thank them Sun., May 4, 2025 An adult turkey vulture perches on a dead ...

Turkey vultures have many gross habits. They defend themselves by vomiting powerful stomach acids, and they pee and defecate on their feet to cool themselves down. (It’s called urohidrosis.) ...

Smith: Turkey vultures – 'nature's recyclers' – are a valuable part of Wisconsin's ecosystem Turkey vultures were once rare in Wisconsin but have increased in number in recent decades.