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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Photo by BrandonGabler
Published on Project Noah
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black vulture

Coragyps atratus

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AnnaWhipkey
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Carol Snow Milne
Don't forget to put in the spotting date. Here you submitted on March 2nd, and the spotting date is March 3. Welcome to Project Noah. I love it here.
AnnaWhipkey
The black vulture's legs appear white because of uric acid. It uses evaporative cooling by defecating on it's own legs.

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PublishedMarch 2, 2012

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