Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Del Rio Texas United States 23 September Adult in flight Cathartidae

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The black-skinned heads of carrion-eating Black Vultures lack feathers which prevents the rotting meat they consume from causing infections. Vultures mainly use thermals to soar in circles while hunting dead animals, using smell to locate their food.

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Keywords: animal, bird, carrion, environment, feathers, flap, flight, fly, flying, horizontal, natural, nature, scavenger, vulture, wing, wings