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minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·8 days agoI mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to… … it’s poop, isn’t it.
minus-squareNomad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoNew World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.
I mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to…
… it’s poop, isn’t it.
New World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.