Do NOT ever....
walk or stand underneath vultures. They will barf on you and laugh about it.
True story bro!
LOL! I hate to think how you learned this!
My mother told me something similar long ago. When she was growing up, they had a vulture in their barn for a while. And yes, she said it would throw up on you.
The Googlizer says they can project their vomit up to 10 feet! Done as a defensive mechanism, their vomit is strongly acidic and can repel predators.
I've been awake for 15 minutes and I already learned sonethibg.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
I have heard that vultures are called peace eagles in some Native American cultures. They do not kill and instead eat carrion. And it is a defensive feature that they can projectile vomit stinky acidic stomach contents at a predator or when frightened. Apparently they aim for the eyes too. It not only stunts the threat, it offloads a little bit of weight making it easier to take flight.
...tick spray, bear spray, now I gotta carry vulture spray!
Yet another danger bigger than bears.
enemy of unnecessary but innovative trail invention gadgetry
So...I'm guessing Frogg Toggs? Or will an umbrella be better in a vulture vomit storm?
Vultures are nasty business. For those who read French, here's an article about a hiker who fell to her (presumptive) death and her body was eaten by vultures only two hours later:
http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/pyrene...1663234_23.php
Now if I could read French....Originally Posted by StubbleJumper
Ask and ye shall receive:
https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url
Gruesome, interesting and sad.
Blackheart
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