Vultures Projectile Vomit When Threatened

Many people think that vultures are pretty ugly birds because of their bald heads and hooked beaks. Since they eat carrion and are sometimes observed neck-deep in a rotting cadaver, they also seem fairly repulsive in terms of their behaviors. With order to stay cool, they also cover themselves in their own excrement. As their highly acidic pee evaporates, it will lower their body temperature while also eradicating microorganisms. It should come as no surprise that their primary defense strategy is also very nasty.

A vulture will force itself to vomit if it feels threatened. That in and of itself is fairly terrible. However, keep in mind that because they consume already-rotten flesh, when they throw up, it is the most abhorrent scum you can imagine. It will not only smell and look disgusting, but it will also be filled with the bird's highly volatile digestive secretions, which are so toxic they can burn.

This vomit spray is also projectile and has a 10-foot range. And while all of that may make it appear as though these birds are deplorable in every manner, keep in mind that by cleaning up all that carrion, they do an important duty, and if it weren't for them, sickness and bacteria would certainly spread much more widely.