. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. THE SACRED VULTURE I dare say you have noticed that the work of vultures, like that of hyenas, is to perform the duties of scavengers. Like the street cleaners in the cities, who take away the rubbish from our houses, they remove the rubbish or waste matter from the surface of the earth, and, by doing so, prevent it from daily becoming more and more putrid, and giving off odors which would carry disease and even death. Owls.—-The second great group of the birds of prey are the owls, which hunt principally by night. Duri
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. THE SACRED VULTURE I dare say you have noticed that the work of vultures, like that of hyenas, is to perform the duties of scavengers. Like the street cleaners in the cities, who take away the rubbish from our houses, they remove the rubbish or waste matter from the surface of the earth, and, by doing so, prevent it from daily becoming more and more putrid, and giving off odors which would carry disease and even death. Owls.—-The second great group of the birds of prey are the owls, which hunt principally by night. During the day-time they hide. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. [Philadelphia, The John C. Winston co. ]
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