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Racine Erland
May 2024
An Amazing Bird!
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Racine Erland
May 2024
An Amazing Bird!

Central Vancouver Island

Turkey Vulture

The Turkey Vulture’s stomach acid is extremely acidic, so Turkey Vultures can digest just about anything. This also allows them to eat carcasses tainted with anthrax, tuberculosis, and rabies without getting sick. By taking care of the carrion, vultures provide an essential service for the health of our ecosystems. Without them, carcasses would accumulate, and diseases would spread from rotting flesh.

Beware though, as a defense mechanism, Turkey Vultures may vomit on a bird, animal, or human that gets too close. Considering what they eat, this can be a powerful weapon.
~ All About Birds

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Cowichan Valley Camera Club20-May-2024 20:56
The janitors of nature. Lynn