Raptors of the World

When we hear the word raptor we automatically think about the velociraptor, the star of the Jurassic Park Trilogy. Believe it or not, we still have raptors among us today, although they may not look similar they do share a lot of things in common. Modern day raptors include Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Vultures, Kites, and Owls. All raptors are known as Birds of prey, because like there ancestors, they are carnivores. Other similarities include talons that are use to kill or hold there food, Great eye sight, and a recent discovery shows evidence that the velociraptor may have been covered in primitive feathers instead of scales. And unfortunately may of our modern day raptors are sharing the same fate as there long lost ancestor. Studies show that in the pass 200 years 11 spices of birds of prey have gone extinct and 32 spices have become endangered. You may be thinking "Ok, but what purpose do they serve on the earth." Well to begin with, they keep the pest numbers down just like any other predator, but unlike any other predator a vulture can eat some type of roadkill that may have come down with a very deadly virus and it would not effect the vulture. That's because the vulture has really strong stomach acids that can kill anything that enters in. Raptors are also being use today at airports to hunt the little birds that would usually get sucked into a commercial airplane's turbine, destroying it and possibly the plane as well. And to me they are the most amazing creature on the planet. Please help aid in making the world more aware of the importance on these birds. If you would like to search anything about these birds, there is a search engine at the bottom of the page that you can use. Thank you for your time.