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If someone called me lappet-faced, I would not take it well. But then if they called me a vulture, they would have to run!!
But this is what this bird is called, so let's look at its attributes:
But this is what this bird is called, so let's look at its attributes:
- It has an impressive wingspan of nearly three metres.
- It will take on a jackal to defend a carcass.
- Smaller scavengers often depend on the lappet-faced vulture to break through hides of bigger carcasses.
- Lappet-faced vultures will feed on body parts other raptors avoid, such as skin and bone.
Hmmm, some gory but good points - the unpretty vultures have an important role in the eco system & I've heard them referred to as nature's undertakers - they do the clean up job.
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