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TURKEY VULTURE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cathartes aura

BEHAVIOR

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Turkey vultures often congregate, and roost in large communities. During the day, they will spend their time foraging for carrion, seen gliding in the sky as they ride thermals.

DIET

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As scavengers, turkey vultures primarily feed on carrion which they detect by using their sharp eyesight and keen sense of smell. A greater abundance of megafauna carrion during the last ice age allowed turkey vultures to grow larger on average than today.

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HABITAT

With the most widley distributed range of any new world vulture, only the cold and availability of carrion limit the turkey vulture's range. They are present year-round in La Brea, preferring open environments where they can spot carrion and take flight most easily.

STATS
ESTIMATED MASS:  5 kg
WINGSPAN: 182 cm
TEMPORAL RANGE: Extant
SPAWN LOCATION: Carrion

 

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