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==Diet==
==Diet==
New-world vultures are primarily scavengers, but turkey and black vultures also kill defenseless prey, especially small or very young animals, such as lizards or young birds in the nest, or sea turtles just after hatching. They have been accused of attacking newborn lambs and calves, but it is more likely that they consume the afterbirth material. Both species also eat insects, berries and other fruits and manure of larger mammals.
New-world vultures are primarily scavengers, but turkey and black vultures also kill defenseless prey, especially small or very young animals, such as lizards or young birds in the nest, or sea turtles just after hatching. They have been accused of attacking newborn lambs and calves, but it is more likely that they consume the afterbirth material. Both species also eat insects, berries and other fruits and manure of larger mammals.