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New World vultures

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Field guideHow vultures find carrionSoaring lets a vulture scan cheaply over large areas. Old World species generally find exposed food visually, whereas turkey and yellow-headed vultures can follow carrion odors through forest cover; descending birds, eagles, and other scavengers then create social information visible from afar.