{"id":5774,"date":"2018-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/why-are-vultures-important\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:02:39","slug":"why-are-vultures-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/why-are-vultures-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are vultures important?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Griffon Vultures and Cinereous Vulture \u00a9 Hristo Peshev<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Vultures may not be the prettiest of birds: they are often reviled for their looks, and have completely unfounded reputation as revolting and gross with even naturalist Charles Darwin described them as \u201cdisgusting\u201d. These scavengers do the dirty work of cleaning up after death helping to keep ecosystems healthy and prevent the spread of disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can you find vultures?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the exception of Australia and Antarctica, the 23 species of vultures are found across the globe and are classified into two groups:  Old World Vultures and New World Vultures. Although all species are similar, these two groups are actually not very closely related and the similarities in their appearance or morphology is an example of convergent evolution . Seven species of vultures make up the New World vultures that are found throughout the Americas. The Old World vultures found in Africa, Asia and Europe are made up 16 different species and closely related to eagles, kites and hawks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at the Vulture Conservation Foundation, we work with the four species that are found in Europe, the bearded<\/a>, cinereous<\/a>, Egyptian<\/a> e griffon<\/a> vultures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n