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Turkey Vultures:  Vilified by some, and loved only by a few, the turkey vulture is a large but gentle bird that provides a much needed service as a very skilled scavenger. Despite their grotesque appearance, the turkey vulture is a good guy that should be respected for the job it does. What other land and/or sky creature, besides the scavenging coyote, would be even remotely interested in cleaning up all the germs found on rotting flesh, let alone be equipped with the bodily mechanisms to do so? Not only does the turkey vulture oblige us with the cleanup, when roadkill occurs, there is not another bird nor beast that is as uniquely qualified for the job. The Unique Turkey Vulture The turkey vulture was blessed by evolution with about the best sense of smell in the entire animal kingdom. Its unique beak has a hole bored through the very top, which allows for this tremendous sense of smell. While this “hole” may at first appear to be a flaw, it is in fact one of the most unique odor-...