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Vultures
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: NorthWord Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2005
Vultures written by and has been published by NorthWord Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pictures several species of vultures and discusses where vultures live, what they eat, when they sleep, and how they raise their young.
Vultures
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Author : Lynn M. Stone
language : en
Publisher: Rourke Publishing (FL)
Release Date : 1989
Vultures written by Lynn M. Stone and has been published by Rourke Publishing (FL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
As a lion walks away from a its kill, a huge bird circles down from the sky. The bird's bald head and neck tell everyone it's a vulture. Vultures are fascinating--and misunderstood. Most people associate them with death and decay. Actually, because vultures clean away the bodies of dead animals, they help keep disease from spreading. Their bald heads make them one of the cleanest birds. One Native American tribe once believed that certain vultures' feathers could heal people. Nowadays, people are beginning to recognize the importance of vultures. Many work hard to protect vultures from those who don't understand the birds' role in nature. In Vultures, Lynn M. Stone has combined stunning photographs and lively details to reveal even more about these magnificent birds.
Vultures
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Author : JoAnn Early Macken
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2009-08-07
Vultures written by JoAnn Early Macken and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the vulture, including what it eats, why it lacks feathers on its head, and how it raises its young.
Vultures
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Author : Michael O'Neal Campbell
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2015-06-26
Vultures written by Michael O'Neal Campbell and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with Nature categories.
This book reexamines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae) and seeks answers to past and present regional extinctions, colorizations, and conservation questions. Extinct species of both families are examined, as is the disputed evidence fo
Vultures
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Author : Cecilia Pinto McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2012-07
Vultures written by Cecilia Pinto McCarthy and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07 with Vultures categories.
"Discusses vultures, including their physical features, habitat, range, and life cycle"--Provided by publisher.
Vulture
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Author : Katie Fallon
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2017-03-07
Vulture written by Katie Fallon and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with Nature categories.
Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, in Uruguay jote cabeza colorada, and in Ecuador gallinazo aura. A huge bird, the turkey vulture is a familiar sight from culture to culture, in both hemispheres. But despite being ubiquitous and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary nonfiction devoted to it - until Vulture. Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate carrion. Unlike their cousin the black vulture, turkey vultures do not kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes harming them a federal offense, the birds still face persecution. They've been killed because of their looks, their odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government occasionally sanctions "roost dispersals," which involve the harassment and sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures during the cold winter months. Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie Fallon examines all aspects of the bird's natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will never look at a vulture in the same way again.
Vultures
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Author : Liz Chung
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2015-12-15
Vultures written by Liz Chung and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Vultures may be the most notorious bird of prey. Readers learn why this carnivore has a reputation for scavenging, as well as the characteristics that set it apart from other members of the raptor family. Highly detailed photographs allow readers to visualize a vulture’s life cycle and give readers the tools needed to identify vultures in the wild. With text written to support elementary science curricula, this high-interest title makes it fun to learn about vultures!
Vulture
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Author : Thom van Dooren
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Vulture written by Thom van Dooren and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Nature categories.
Simply because they are large scavenging birds, vultures are often viewed as harbingers of death. But, as Thom van Dooren shows in this cultural and natural history, that dominant association leaves us with a very one-dimensional understanding of a group of actually rather fascinating and diverse creatures. Vulture offers an enlightening new history of this much-misunderstood bird. Vultures vary in type and size, and while some have a diet mainly of bone, others are actually almost completely vegetarian. Most interesting, despite its notorious association with death, the vulture very rarely, if ever, kills for itself. In different cultural mythologies, vultures play a role in disposing of the dead and officiating over human sacrifices, but they have often been viewed as courageous and noble creatures as well—believed to be indispensable in the containment of waste and disease and even to be world creators and divine mothers. Van Dooren explores these many histories, from some of the earliest-known Neolithic sites in which vultures are thought to have consumed the dead to contemporary efforts to reintroduce the bearded vulture into the Alps. Highlighting the rich diversity of vultures and the many ways in which people have understood and lived with them, Vulture invites a new appreciation and wonder for these incredible birds.
Those Voracious Vultures
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Author : Marta Magellan
language : en
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Release Date : 2008
Those Voracious Vultures written by Marta Magellan and has been published by Pineapple Press Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Vultures are voracious! They eat a lot of yucky stuff--and that's good because it keeps things tidy. Here are 20 questions and answers about these clean-up birds so you'll know all about them. You'll learn why vultures' heads are bald, why vultures vomit, why vultures don't get sick when they eat rotten meat, why they circle in the sky, what baby vultures look like (cute fuzzballs), and whether turkey vultures gobble (no!). Make a turkey vulture mobile, a vulture collage, and connect the dots to reveal a Eurasian vulture. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Vultures Other Poems
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Author : Juan Bautista
language : tl
Publisher: Psicom Publishing Inc
Release Date :
Vultures Other Poems written by Juan Bautista and has been published by Psicom Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Poetry categories.
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