INTERNATIONAL VULTURE DAY!!
We’re celebrating vultures today! We bet you aren’t ready for your International Vulture Day party are you? Well, we have you covered! We’ve got pictures, fun facts and a coloring sheet!
Our pal Vinny!
FUN FACTS:
- There are 23 species of vultures in the world. Fourteen of them are listed as endangered.
- Vultures are classified as Old world (Europe, Asia, Africa) and New world (Americas).
- Recent DNA shows that Old world and New world vultures are not related and probably have different ancestors.
- Vultures eat carrion (dead animals). We like to call them the garbage birds of the world as they can eat things no other animal can.
- Vultures are social animals.
- Vultures have an excellent sense of smell and sight!
- Vultures have featherless heads. This keeps them free of bacteria and parasites!
- Vultures also urinate on their legs to keep them cool and free of bacteria. Eeeeewwww!
- The Andean Condor is the largest species of vulture. They have a 9-10 foot wingspan!
- The Hooded condor is the smallest species of vulture. They are about the size of a crow.
- When threatened vultures throw up! Double eeeeeeeewww!!!
The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 
Very interesting thank you, they aren’t the most beautiful birds in the world but they are amazing