African Vulture Archive

African Vulture Archive

  • African Vulture – Fact Three

    African Vulture – Fact Three

    Vultures are unable to catch or kill live prey as their feet are unable to grip as tightly as an eagle and indeed their talons are often blunt.

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  • African Vulture – Fact Two

    African Vulture – Fact Two

    Vultures will soar for many hours using rising thermals often covering hundreds of miles in search of carrion.

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  • African Vulture – Fact One

    African Vulture – Fact One

    The long neck and often bald head is used for delving deep inside rotting carcasses and allows for easy cleaning after a big meal.

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  • Keepers Notes – African Vulture

    Keepers Notes – African Vulture

    Fred is the hen pecked husband to Wilma. I’ve had him since he was a youngster. We had difficulty getting him to fly and I even went to the lengths of running and flapping my arms, but he’s still a clumsy flier! He loves his food and he’d eat so much he couldn’t move if he had [...]

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