2007-06-14 05:19:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, it's not true.
Turkey vultures do produce scat droppings. That indicates they do have an anus.
from the expert labs of Cornell University, they provide this information link:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Turkey_Vulture_dtl.html
They provided this interesting fact:
Like its stork relatives, the Turkey Vulture often defecates on its own legs, using the evaporation of the water in the feces to cool itself down.
There you have it--a new piece of knowledge
2007-06-14 05:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by Up & At 'em 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many birds do not have separate openings for solid or liquid waste or for reproduction. There is sometimes (or always?) one single opening, called the cloaca ("clo-ay-kuh') that the bird uses for all three. Therefore, someone might have said that in a strict sense it doesn't have an anus, in that it doesn't have a separate orifice for droppings. But of course, there will be an opening into the cloaca from the digestive tract.
2007-06-14 06:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No anus...it is called a cloacha and is one opening for both waste from kidneys and the intestine. I think it might also be the same opening for laying eggs...gosh that zoology class was so long ago! Look up "cloacha"....that much I am sure of! Good luck...
2007-06-14 06:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ellie S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is one of those questions like what spark plugs fit a diesel. All birds (and reptiles) have a common urogenital/anal opening called a cloaca.
2007-06-14 08:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by dustcloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then how does it excrete the waste solid? Check in a good book of biology. Right now I don't have one, else I would have looked it up for you.
2007-06-14 05:22:14 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A turked vulture has AN anus, it just doesn't have UR anus.
2007-06-17 07:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by andromedasview@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not true. Birds do excrete their urine with the solid waste however.
2007-06-14 05:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋