Scavengers
| Name: | Turkey Vulture |
| Description: | The head of the Turkey Vulture is its most unique characteristic; it is very small compared to its big body. The head and neck are red and lack a feather covering, except a thin layer of down. The adult-wings of the bird cover a distance, when extended, of about 6 feet and form into the shape of a "V" when in flight. The feathers of the animal are almost black, and the wings have a silver colored rim. Their feet are weak due to their main function of running along the terrain rather than grabbing prey from the sky. |
| Habitat: | Turkey Vultures mostly live throughout the United States, but some live in the lower areas of Canada and even down into the Southern tips of South America. |
| Diet: | The Turkey Vulture is a carrion eater. Most of their time is spent soaring over the land searching for one of the animal carcasses on which it feeds. |
| Name: | Opossum |
| Description: | The opposum has a grey coat and white spots which are located directly above each eye. Their body length is 250-350 mm, and their tails are about the same length. Males are sometimes slightly larger than females, but size varies. The coloration their hair is gray, off-white, or yellow. |
| Habitat: | Opposums live in Central and South America. They also live in parts of North America. They are found in tropical and temperate mountains, forests, grasslands, and sometimes around human developments. |
| Diet: | Opossums are carrion eaters. They eat Plants, nectar, and some snakes and insects. |
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