#gypscoprotheres

[animalworld]

CAPE GRIFFON FIGHTING OVER FOOD Gyps coprotheres ©Laura Quick

The average length of adult birds is about 96–115 cm (38–45 in) with a wingspan of 2.26–2.6 m (7.4–8.5 ft) and a body weight of 7–11 kg (15–24 lb). The two prominent bare skin patches at the base of the neck, also found in the white-backed vulture, are thought to be temperature sensors and used for detecting the presence of thermals. The species is the second largest raptors in Africa and is the third largest Old World vulture.

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CAPE GRIFFON FIGHTING OVER FOOD Gyps coprotheres ©Laura Quick The average length of adult birds is about 96–115 cm (38–45 in) with a wingspan of 2.26–2.6 m (7.4–8.5 ft) and a body weight of 7–11 kg (15–24 lb). The two prominent bare skin patches at the base of the neck, also found in the white-backed vulture, are thought to be temperature sensors and used for detecting the presence of thermals. The species is the second largest raptors in Africa and is the third largest Old World vulture. #sparring #foodight #capegriffon #capevulture #gypscoprotheres #©lauraquick #birdsofinstagram #africa #kleptoparasitism #birdsofprey #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo #worldofbirds #beautiful #majestic #accipitridae #accipitriformes #endangered #kolbesvulture #vulture #carrion #southernafrica #africa https://www.instagram.com/p/B8joCP3nsiS/?igshid=3s4mx36aw4gm

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CAPE GRIFFON Gyps coprotheres ©Laura Quick This is such vulture movement, the head down, wings out waddle. The average length of adult birds is about 96–115 cm (38–45 in) with a wingspan of 2.26–2.6 m (7.4–8.5 ft) and a body weight of 7–11 kg (15–24 lb). The two prominent bare skin patches at the base of the neck, also found in the white-backed vulture, are thought to be temperature sensors and used for detecting the presence of thermals. The species is the second largest raptors in Africa and is the third largest Old World vulture. #vulturewalk #waddle #capegriffon #capevulture #gypscoprotheres #©lauraquick #birdsofinstagram #africa #kleptoparasitism #birdsofprey #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo #worldofbirds #beautiful #majestic #accipitridae #accipitriformes #endangered #kolbesvulture #vulture #carrion #southernafrica #africa #birdsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B82VIqEHNxw/?igshid=de52fb7imkum

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CAPE GRIFFON IN FLIGHT Gyps coprotheres ©Laura Quick The average length of adult birds is about 96–115 cm (38–45 in) with a wingspan of 2.26–2.6 m (7.4–8.5 ft) and a body weight of 7–11 kg (15–24 lb). The two prominent bare skin patches at the base of the neck, also found in the white-backed vulture, are thought to be temperature sensors and used for detecting the presence of thermals. The species is the second largest raptors in Africa and is the third largest Old World vulture. #capegriffon #capevulture #gypscoprotheres #©lauraquick #birdsofinstagram #africa #kleptoparasitism #birdsofprey #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo #worldofbirds #beautiful #majestic #accipitridae #accipitriformes #endangered #kolbesvulture #vulture #carrion #southernafrica #africa https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jn6ttnw0j/?igshid=u1juevs8ywmz

[magicthatmakesthesoulsoar]

"If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture — that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves." -Edward Abbey. #capegriffonvulture #gypscoprotheres (at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park)

[coffeenuts]

over the moon (and back) by tdwrsa http://flic.kr/p/GDpg2Y