why do vultures fly super high in a circle above the carcasses they find?
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Vultures are optimized to save energy by soaring in thermal updrafts. Thermals are usually columnar, meaning the vulture must fly in a circle to stay within rising air. Only after the vulture sees a potential meal and assess that it is safe to land and feed does it exit a thermal, descend, and land for its meal.
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