Vultures in the Everglades - birds known primarily for dining on the dead and decaying - have developed an appetite for something unusual: Car parts.
Windshield wipers, door seals and - especially scrumptious - sunroof seals. Anything rubber, but vinyl will do, too.
The birds, mostly black vultures native to much of the Southeast, have trashed cars and trucks of visitors and the Everglades National Park staff, as well as the occasional boat at Flamingo, an outpost on Florida Bay. The park has received seven complaints and one lawsuit seeking $700 to cover repairs, but most damage goes unreported.
The problem isn't unique. Vultures across the country have munched on cars, roof shingles, pool screens and an array of stuff for reasons that biologists admit remain a mystery. The park has tried several anti-vulture schemes, yelling at birds, even dangling dead ones upside down - a scare-vulture that has worked well in many spots.
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