Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) landing on a rock. This vulture is a specialised,solitary scavenger that feeds almost exclusively on bone. It will patrol a large mountain territory,looking for the cleaned skeleton of a carcass. Small bones are digested whole and larger bones are dropped from a height to break them open and expose the bone marrow. This vulture has strong gastric juices that enable it to digest bone. The bearded vulture,found in Europe,Asia and Africa,is endangered in parts of its range. This medium- sized vulture has a wingspan of around 2.5 metres. Photographed in Giant's Castle Game Reserve,Natal Drakensberg Park,South Africa | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Chadwick, Peter |
Taille de l’image : | 4068 px × 2851 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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