通称:秃鹫
物种:垂面秃鹫
时代:更新世早期
食性:食肉动物
性情:温顺
野生
这里的秃鹫看上去就像是一只垂面秃鹫,原产于撒哈拉、萨赫勒和内盖夫沙漠。就像其他秃鹫,垂面秃鹫是一种吃腐尸的食腐动物,只在受到攻击时捍卫自己的食物。 因此,幸存者应该注意看到一群秃鹫在上空盘旋时,这就意味着一只濒死的生物或一场血腥的战斗可能会在地上的某个地方。
家养
尽管它有一对令人印象深刻的翅膀,兀鹫仍然不适合作为一群动物,但是它们令人惊讶的轻。一些幸存者甚至可以让一只被驯服的兀鹫在他们的肩膀上休息。 有趣的是,兀鹫能够将一些肉存储在一个单独的能使肉腐烂加速的胃里。一旦腐烂,兀鹫把这些肉反刍出来。
Common name: Vulture
Species: Torgos arcam
Time: Early Pleistocene
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Docile
Wild
Torgos arcam appears to be a relative of Torgos tracheliotos and Torgos negevensis – commonly called lappet-faced vultures – which are native to the sands of the Sahara, Sahel, and Negev deserts. Like them, it is a carrion bird that feeds on the decaying corpses of other animals, and is only aggressive when defending its meal. As such, survivors should take note when they see groups of Torgos arcam circling above. It means that a wounded creature or a bloody battle may be somewhere below.
Domesticated
Despite its impressive wingspan, Torgos arcam is not suitable as a pack animal, and is surprisingly light. Some survivors have even been known to keep a tame Torgos arcam perched on their shoulder. Interestingly, Torgos arcam is capable of storing raw meat in a separate stomach where it will decay at a slower rate. Tribes could, in theory, utilize this feature to preserve meat for recipes.