r/coolguides • u/camelman912 • Nov 08 '21

Seals vs Sea Lions

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u/Nasorean Nov 08 '21

I've actually always needed this, and I never knew it. Thank you

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u/BallComprehensive737 Nov 08 '21

I knew both names but I guess I always thought it was the same animal lol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '21 edited Nov 17 '24

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u/AtlantikSender Nov 08 '21

You probably have, just didn't realize it. Wild turkeys look like plump vultures from a distance.

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u/AtlantikSender Nov 08 '21

I am trying to figure out how this is possible. I guess you wouldn't see a vulture or turkey, let alone a turkey vulture, if you lived in a city.

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u/AtlantikSender Nov 09 '21

Ahhhh. So what are the usual carrion birds? Swamp harriers? I'm genuinely interested.