Tuscon Zoo

Vulture

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Vulture
Vulture

This is a young male King Vulture named Pip, whose feathers have not changed into their final beautiful colors. The vulture is the largest of the carion birds - carions eat animals that are already dead. Unlike other carion birds, the vulture's beak is strong enough to rip open the hide of an animal, thus exposing the meat.

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