2006-08-02 17:36:06 · 14 answers · asked by lbPro 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
All vultures find food with their incredible eyesight, but new world (American) vultures have a keenly developed sense of smell, on which they rely for most of their foraging. Turkey vultures use an even combination of smell and sight--whichever reaches them first. The rest of the new world vultures rely partially on smell and more on eyesight, or the activities of turkey vultures. Old world vultures have no sense of smell, and rely solely on eyesight.
When you see a bunch of vultures circling above, they have found something dead.
2006-08-02 17:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by nighthawk_842003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vulture just flies finding dead creatures or nearly dead at the least because they're scavengers not hunters.
2006-08-03 00:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a vulture has sharp eyes may be 20 times of our vision..
2006-08-03 01:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by nats 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They circle around in the air while looking down at creatures (usually creatures who are on their own or not in a hurd), basically waiting for them to die. Once they're pretty sure their target animal is dead, they swoop in and feast.
2006-08-03 00:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by 27ridgeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ave very strong olfactory(?) glands - good noses. They can smell even a fresh dead animal from far away.
2006-08-03 00:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by David A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use their eyes and nose to see their food
2006-08-03 08:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by convert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the air, I guess.
Vultures are scavengers but rarely, if ever, actually kill.
2006-08-03 00:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By circling overhead ....... usually looking for dead carcasses ..... although they may attack a sick or injured animal.
2006-08-03 00:42:07 · answer #8 · answered by Wisdomwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They smell the carrion, (Dead Things)
2006-08-03 00:40:45 · answer #9 · answered by lostimes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can probably smell it...they like dead animals so they smell it.
2006-08-03 00:40:29 · answer #10 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋