Vulture: Nature's Ghastly Gourmet

Very good hardcover. Slight marks on front dust jacket. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page.

From the bald, scarlet-headed turkey vulture to the colorful king vulture with its red-rimmed eyes to the giant California condor, vultures have been reviled as disgusting, hideous scavengers that greedily feast on rotting carcasses. Here VULTURE combines a fascinating, authoritative text with 60 dramatic color photos to examine the myth and reality of this unique creature. Covers literary myth and the contemporary biological scene. Color photographs.