Saturday, May 10, 2008

It's just nature!

This week I found this big huge bird eating a dead rabbit in front of our house. I googled it and I think it's a turkey vulture. I read a little bit about them and thought this fact was the most interesting:
Its primary form of defense is vomiting, or coughing up semi-digested meat. The foul smelling vomit deters most predators intent on raiding their nest.
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5 comments:

Bex said...

I see these around a lot and they totally creep me out!!!!! I wish my natural defense was vomit...it would make things so much easier.

Family Days said...

Lol on the blog title. hehe! That's nasty. You should blog about the dead rat while you're at it. I was going to surprise you...lol!!

Jaime said...

Now, that is a FUN FACT!!!!

Cindy said...

Some things are just left to be known as only being known as totally natural!

Sarah Tilley said...

wow, i have to get me one of those, chain it to the front porch so when the books salesmen, magic all purpose cleaner salesmen, and other solicitors come by i can just watch the fun from the window.