Vulture (雕) | S4E227 | OWAD Learning Mandarin Chinese

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[@Barbarossa-heir]

我对这诗有感兴趣。

[@Barbarossa-heir]

鹰: Eagle
雕🎉：vulture

[@MisterMeow-vt8kl]

Vultures are not true predators, they eat carrion. They are one of Nature’s great recyclers. Eagles are a mixture in that they do eat prey (a fresh kill) or carrion (a corpse). The Bald Eagle’s range is North America where as the Golden Eagle is found around the world in the Northern Hemisphere.
Vultures and Condors are bigger than Eagles.
* Both vultures and condors are scavengers, feeding on carrion.
* They have strong, hooked beaks and powerful talons.
* Both species are known for their impressive wingspans, with condors reaching up to 3.3 meters (10.8 feet) and vultures up to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet).
Eagles
* Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus):
* White head and tail, with dark brown body and wings
* Large, powerful bird with a wingspan of up to 7.5 feet (2.3 meters)
* Bright yellow bill and legs
* Juveniles have brown bodies with white and brown mottling, dark heads, and brown tails
* Adults attain their distinctive white head and tail feathers around 5 years old
* Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos):
* Smaller heads and seemingly longer tails than Bald Eagles
* Solid inner wing linings, unlike juvenile Bald Eagles
* Soar with wings slightly raised, whereas Bald Eagles fly on straight wings

[@owadcn]

Thanks for wikiing this out. I saw condor in the zoo once and I was in awe.

[@Barbarossa-heir]

@MisterMeow-vt8kl thank you for the feedbacks!