XTREME RAPTORS VULTURES BY S L Hamilton An imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com A D Xtreme
VULTURES Vultures are the cleanup crew of the Earth These smart scavengers find weak dying or dead animals and have themselves a meal 4
The word vulture comes from the Latin word vellere which means to pluck or tear Vultures use their sharp curved beaks to tear the flesh off dead animals They sometimes even eat the bones Nothing goes to waste around these birds of prey Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres XTREME FACT Vultures are important to the health of humans Without the raptors quick work poisons from rotting animals can get into water supplies and cause diseases such as cholera and botulism 5
