The Life of Animals | Vulture | Vultures are classified into two groups: Old World and New World Vultures Vultures. The similarities the between the two different groups are due to convergent evolution. Vultures seldom attack healthy animals, but may kill the Wounded or sick.
Vulture Exceptionally stomach acid is corrosive, allowing Them to Safely digest putrid carcasses infected with Botulinum toxin, hog cholera, and anthrax bacteria That would be lethal to other scavengers. New World Vultures have the ability to use Their corrosive as a defensive projectile vomit Threatened New World Vultures also urinate Their legs straight down; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.
The Vultures in South Asia, Mainly in India and Nepal have almost gone Extinct in just the last 10-15 years due to a drug Called Diclofenac used as pain-killers in Humans and Animals Government of India has taken very late cognizance of this fact and have banned the drug for animals. Same problem is also seen in Nepal where government has taken some steps to Conserve remaining late Vultures.