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What does TUVU stand for?

Turkey Vulture (bird species Cathartes aura)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
NAME THOSE VULTURES The Oregon Coast Aquarium is asking the public to help name two turkey vultures that will be featured in a new exhibit opening Oct.
Through his spotting scope he was often able to decide if it was a turkey vulture, which they were not counting, or one of several types of hawks they hoped to add to the count.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the tribe is trapping turkey vultures to test for lead poisoning from eating the rotting remains of deer and elk contaminated by lead bullets, and cutting plugs of blubber from dead sea lions to measure the legacy of DDT pesticides.
Other names, like SOL for the turkey vulture, can be interpreted however the public likes.
Geoffrey Wansell lists some of them: goat lungs with red peppers, scorpion brochettes, seahorses on skewers, iguana tails, dung beetles and silk worms on a stick, fried sparrows, grilled snake and turkey vulture schnitzels.
As the big Eastern sprinted out of sight, Garrett buried his head in his dad's lap and told him about how the turkey vulture, circling overhead, was trying to swoop down and eat him.
On our 3 hour trip we walked through local fields, were told about local wildlife, special birds (the Cuban Tocororo, Turkey vultures and other birds.
We were honoured with the turkey vulture - the laziest bird there - bucking itself up enough to swoop in low over the audience's heads, alarmingly preferring a route directly over a baby's pram.

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