vulture

As scavengers, vultures always look for the next carcass.

Each year, starting around Thanksgiving, culture vultures get to unwrap an early present: a raft of films, TV shows, concerts and more that fill the calendar through the end of the season.

Dead animals littered the side of the road; deer, raccoons, something that looked like a purple jackal, a Chupacabra or two, what looked like a werewolf, and at least one low-flying turkey vulture.

"You're out there alone in this crazy, crazy world, where there are a lot of vultures. It's tough to navigate."

Both the civilians and the officials were drawn to the area by vultures that were circulating.