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Continuing our series of the articles devoted to animals, we are going to talk about King Vulture. Of course, this is going to be our suggestion for your dissertation research. Thus, take a chance all those, who are writing their dissertation research in biology!

Below you will find some basic information about King Vulture, which can be used in the dissertation research.

King Vulture is a large bird from the Cathartidae family that lives mainly in the Central and South America. Vultures avoid living in the high-altitude areas, and commonly can be found in the tropical forests and savannahs. This bird was very popular in the Maya culture and frequently appeared in the local folklore and medicine.

King Vultures possess very notable and bright-colored appearance. They have a bald head and neck that are red, and its beak and the back part of the neck are orange. The body of the Vultures is black and white, covered with ruff feathers.

King vultures are not regarded to be social birds. It means they do not live in flocks. However, they live in pairs and sleep in the small groups at night. In the daytime they spend hours flying and looking for food.

King Vultures have an excellent smell and sight, which help them to find their food. It is considered that the vultures eat carrion only. However, they can also eat fish and snakes. By the way, the vultures never kill sick or dying animals to get the food, and you will never find the vultures on the village dumps.

So, these are the most notable facts about King Vulture, but you can find out much more in your dissertation research.