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The Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe's vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to southern Africa, and lives mainly in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and in some parts of northern Namibia. It nests on cliffs and lays one egg per year.
Excluding vagrants, three vulture species still exist in North Africa: the griffon vulture, lammergeier, and Egyptian vulture. Two other species (the cinereous vulture and lappet-faced vulture) have now died out from the region. [10] The Egyptian vulture is found across North Africa, while the Eurasian griffon is restricted to the Atlas Mountains.
Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers. The crown of their big beaks is a little compressed, and their big dark nostrils are set transverse to the beak.
The exclusive 22,000-hectare (54,300-acre) reserve is patrolled by an anti-poaching team, and birds will be able to scavenge with little to no human exposure, although each vulture – some of ...
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The griffon vulture is 93–122 cm (37–48 in) long with a 2.3–2.8 m (7 ft 7 in – 9 ft 2 in) wingspan. In the nominate race the males weigh 6.2 to 10.5 kg (14 to 23 lb) and females typically weigh 6.5 to 10.5 kg (14 to 23 lb), while in the Indian subspecies (G. f. fulvescens), the vultures average 7.1 kg (16 lb).
Vulture heads are believed to provide clairvoyance or good luck like winning the lottery. [ 11 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The length of time a vulture can be used by healers is dependent on size and species. Some healers have been recorded using Cape vultures for 6 years because they are said to last longer than other species.
If the emission of greenhouse gases isn't slowed, 389 out of 604 species in North America face extinction, according to the NationalAudobon Society Two-thirds of U.S. birds face extinction due to ...