Re: Naked heads (was RE: Velociraptor Animation)

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

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From: "Williams, Tim" <TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:02 PM

> Hyenas do indeed scavenge - and are notorious for this reason - but they
> will hunt for live prey far more than they are given credit for.  Most of
> the carrion-eating species of vultures, by contrast, are obligate
> scavengers, and are unequipped to even tear open carcasses.

I know, but hyenas still do stick their snouts into the carcasses
(self-produced or not), don't they?

> Vultures also use their naked heads to help in evaporative cooling.

Interesting.