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Vulture vision study reveals raptor-like hunting ability

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Vultures are synonymous with scavenging – feeding off the carcasses of other animals. Naturalists have long believed that many aspects of these species’ biology evolved to maximize the efficiency of this feeding behavior, and this seems to crucially include their vision which is specialized for scanning the ground while flying and keeping the sun out of their eyes while doing so. This has led to a troubling phenomenon: vultures are […]