The
Bearded is one of the prettiest
vultures and has a feathered head
since it does not dip into carcasses.
Instead, this species feeds on the
bones that are left after the other
vultures have had their full. It
drops them, sometimes as many as
thirty times, in an effort to shatter
them so it can get to the bone marrow
inside.
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Photograph
Courtesy Of:
Jan
Branje --
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2000) |