A turkey vulture's stomach acid is extremely acidic, with a pH close to zero, allowing them to eat carcasses infected with diseases like anthrax or rabies without contracting the disease.

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Turkey vultures are often observed "kettling" where a group soars in circles, often riding thermals, to conserve energy and gain altitude for long-distance travel.

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In late summer or fall the juvenile turkey vultures will join a communal flock to migrate south. With regard to the hissing, Mossman said that is also normal. "It's all bluff," Mossman said.

A turkey vulture nestling is visible on its nest inside a silo in Mequon. A few days earlier a worker who entered the structure had been repelled by the frightful sound.

In late summer or fall the juvenile turkey vultures will join a communal flock to migrate south. With regard to the hissing, Mossman said that is also normal. "It's all bluff," Mossman said.