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[–] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact I just learned also- their genus, Cathartes

is the Greek word καθαρτής, for "purifier," referring to these vultures' role as "cleansers" that "tidy up" decomposing corpses in nature.