Yeah, I think culturally we just don’t like things that remind us of dead things, and if a lot of scavengers are around, it means something’s dead or about to be.
I’m glad people are coming around to realizing how essential (and honestly really cool) they are, as much as I’d never wanna kiss or even smell one. 😉
Very awesome! Some quick reading says the bones are actually their primary diet. They’d often rather have the bones than the meat. Talk about a biological niche.
How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
Also vultures are beautiful.
My sweet girl Zsa Zsa.
And there is the King Vulture.
Bearded Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
Yeah, I think culturally we just don’t like things that remind us of dead things, and if a lot of scavengers are around, it means something’s dead or about to be.
I’m glad people are coming around to realizing how essential (and honestly really cool) they are, as much as I’d never wanna kiss or even smell one. 😉
King Vulture looks like a kid coloured it, just pure chaos.
😆
I will say, it does make me feel like I’m a bit on the boring side being fairly monochromatic.
Just need a glowup from a 5 year old and some paint!
Bearded vultures swallow bones, often shattered after they drop them onto rocks from great heights, but sometimes whole. They are so badass.
Very awesome! Some quick reading says the bones are actually their primary diet. They’d often rather have the bones than the meat. Talk about a biological niche.
And it can chomp down some huge looking bones!