Vikki the Vet Vaccinates Victor the Vulture
Vikki the Vet is visiting Vietnam.
Vikki the Vet is in Vietnam to vaccinate Victor the Vulture.
Question:
What do these italicized words all have in common?
A covey of quail
A gaggle of geese
A murder of crows
A parliament of owls
A venue of vultures
Answer:
Covey, gaggle, murder, parliament, and venue are all just a funny way to say flock.
And another word for a flock is a flight.
Vultures are big birds.
Vultures don’t have any feathers on their heads.
Their heads are feather free.
No hair, neither.
They are all bare up there.
So not only are vultures big birds … they are big bald birds.
There are 23 types of vultures.
There are 16 species of Old World vultures.
And 7 species of New World vultures.
Old World vultures live in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
While New World vultures live in the Americas.
Victor the Vulture is a red-headed vulture.
And red-headed vultures are also known as Asian king vultures.
Vultures like to eat carrion.
An animal’s dead body is called a carcass.
And once a carcass starts to decay, it is called carrion.
Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Carrion can carry disease.
So, in fact, vultures perform a valuable service.
They prevent the spread of disease.
Vultures have special acids in their stomachs.
The acid in their stomachs is 100 times stronger than the acid in our stomachs.
With their strong stomach acids, vultures dissolve diseases.
It is ironic that Vikki the Vet is in Vietnam vaccinating a vulture considering that vultures are actually disease eaters.
Vikki the Vet is vaccinating Victor for avian pox.
Avian pox is a viral disease that is spread by mosquitos.
And it causes lesions to break out on the heads of these big bald birds.
Vikki the Vet didn’t want to damage her vials of vaccine.
So Vikki the Vet carried her vials of vaccine in her valise.
A valise can be a suitcase.
And a valise can also be a carrying case.
Vikki the Vet carried her carrying case in her vehicle.
Vikki the Vet’s vehicle was a Volkswagen.
A Volkswagen Van.
After vaccinating Victor the Vulture, Vikki the Vet flew home.
Vikki the Vet flew home via Vancouver.
Vikki the Vet flew from Vietnam to Vancouver.
And then she flew from Vancouver to Virginia.
Vikki the Vet made it home just in time to celebrate her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary.
Vikki Vega’s grandparents are Portuguese.
She calls them her “vo-voh” and “vo-vaw”.
“Vo-voh” is spelt vovô, and it means: grandfather.
“Vo-vaw” is spelt vovó, and it means: grandmother.
“Hello ‘vo-voh’,” Vikki the Vet said as she hugged her grandfather.
“Hello ‘vo-vaw’,” Vikki the Vet said as she hugged her grandmother.
After an appropriate amount of visiting Vikki the Vet brought her other valise into the living room.
“I’ve brought you a vase from Vietnam,” Vikki the Vet said as she opened her suitcase.
“Very nice!” Vikki the Vet’s grandfather said appreciably.
“Oh! How elegant,” Vikki the Vet’s grandmother said admiringly.
“Just like you two,” Vikki the Vet said as she gave her grandparents another hug.
I’ve got some violets that will go with that vase,” Vikki the Vet’s mother added.
“Voila!”
And with that, they all went to the dining room for some victuals.