Do vultures do something other than what other birds do? Because most birds regurgitate food for the chicks to eat.
Vultures
Submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 months ago
BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I think you’re right that they regurgitate food for their young like most birds. A unique puke related vulture fact is that they projectile vomit at predators as a deterrent and means of dropping weight to flee after they’ve been gorging on a carcass.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 months ago
From a certain point of perspective, yes, they technically carry it.
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Feed their young or Feed on their young?
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Ok, now you have to explain for those of us who are not birdologists
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
The small birbs eat the mother’s puke. I thought most birds do that?
Etterra@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m pretty sure you’re correct.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 10 months ago
Yeah I don’t get it either but this what I get for only studying bird law instead of birdology.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Filibuster
zurohki@aussie.zone 10 months ago
I mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to…
… it’s poop, isn’t it.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 months ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)
Nomad@lemmy.world 10 months ago
New World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.
pdxfed@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ornithologists for those looking for the word, which I confused for a long time with opthalmology.