Offers an enlightening new history of this much-misunderstood bird. Vultures vary in type and size, and while some have a diet mainly of bone, others are actually almost completely vegetarian. Most interesting, despite its notorious association with death, the vulture very rarely, if ever, kills for...

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Main Author:	Van Dooren, Thom 1980- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Reaktion Books 2011
Edition:	1. publ.
Subjects:	Geschichte Old World vultures New World vultures Vultures Vultures / Social aspects Scavengers (Zoology) Vultures in art Birds in literature Vultures / Conservation Human-animal relationships Animals and civilization Gesellschaft Geier Kultur
Summary:	Offers an enlightening new history of this much-misunderstood bird. Vultures vary in type and size, and while some have a diet mainly of bone, others are actually almost completely vegetarian. Most interesting, despite its notorious association with death, the vulture very rarely, if ever, kills for itself. Van Dooren explores many histories, from some of the earliest-known Neolithic sites in which vultures are thought to have consumed the dead to contemporary efforts to reintroduce the bearded vulture into the Alps. Highlighting the rich diversity of vultures and the many ways in which people have understood and lived with them, this book invites a new appreciation and wonder for these incredible birds
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index Includes web resources (p. 180-181) An unnatural history of scavenging -- Vultures circling : eating people -- Otherworldly vultures -- Vulture futures -- Timeline -- Appendix. Species of vulture around the world
Physical Description:	192 S. Ill. (some col.) 19 cm