Black vultures wheeled above the U . S . base on rising thermal updrafts in the blazing heat.
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The exact taxonomic placement of the black vulture and the remaining six species of New World vultures remains unclear.
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Black vultures, which have gray heads, also eat carrion, but they have stronger talons and sometimes attack small animals.
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The park is home to the black vulture and the Spanish imperial eagle, and also many small mammals and amphibians.
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Black vultures stay together as it is more beneficial for their young to be taken care of by both parents.
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Prey species have included little blue herons, curassows, toucans, wood quail, pigeons, macaws, parrots, cotingas, chickens, and even a black vulture.
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A sculpture of black vulture, an endangered bird species inhabited in the national park, is situated at the entrance of the town.
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A handful of species practice it, like the chin-strap penguin, the long-eared owl, the mantis shrimp, a few termites and the black vulture.
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Though many of the birds leave for warmer climates in the fall, Mr . O'Byrne said some of the black vultures stayed year-round.
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Birds at the zoo include bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, black vulture, great horned owl, eastern screech owl, pheasants, ducks, Australian black swans, and peafowl.
