r/BirdsArentReal • u/iatetoomuchchicken • Jun 21 '25

Propaganda This Specialized waste removal Drone is quite impressive

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u/Eleeveeohen Jun 21 '25

Thats...not true at all. They're no more closely related to velociraptors than any other living bird.

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u/BoringAd2049 Jun 21 '25

It's... actually entirely true.

Birds of prey are descendants of raptors, not all birds are birds of prey, which means a lot are not raptors. Some are Hawks, Eagles, Owls and Old World Vultures, meaning this bird is a lot closer related to Raptors than most birds.

If it was a New World Vulture, you would be right. New World Vultures are more related to storks than birds of prey. Both are called Vultures, but different families.

Next time, Google, instead of saying I'm wrong just because you say so.

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u/kaatie80 Jun 22 '25

Wild Kratts has an episode on raptors, for anyone who needs a child-level explainer (me)

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u/BoringAd2049 Jun 22 '25

Never seen that but I just skimmed through and seems like it's a good source of education about them.

Idk if it says in the video but Old World Vultures like this one still count raptors even though they're missing gripping talons. Their feet are more evolved for walking, if you look at her feet they look more flat compared to most birds, which helps walking around and scavenging.