Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
By: JN
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Multicellular organism
Heterotroph
Has a nucleus
Has bilateral symmetry
Segmented body and segmented muscles
Three germ layers and a developed coelom
Single nerve cord
Tail beyond the anus
Pouches are soon formed
Has a horny beak and has no teeth
Large muscular stomach
Has feathers
Large, yolked, hard eggs
Strong skeleton
Hawks and vultures
American vulture
Genius and Species: Coragyps atratus
Young vultures are black haired
Adults have brown hair
Vultures have very weak feet
They are different from turkey vultures because they have a white patch under their wing
50 - 69 cm
Has a wingspan of 137 -152 cm
They lay their eggs at the hollow base of the tree which is 10-15 feet
The young bird leaves the nest when the are 63-70 days old
They can live as long as 21 years
The vulture hunts by sight, not smell
Vultures might hiss, or grunt when they are about to catch their prey
The vultures feet stretch past its tail
Loves open fields and garbage dumps
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Very long in wingspan. U Lay their eggs at the base of the tree. They love to live in open fields and in garbage dumps. U R Exciting |
Elliott, Glen . "Coragyps atratus." 2004. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.. 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Coragyps_atratus.html>.