Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - Feeding on carcass bones

Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - Feeding on carcass bones (Gypaetus barbatus). Spain. Only bone-eating specialist bird in the world. Found in Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Africa. Rare and declining in many areas, recently reintroduced in the Alps. Nests in caves and remote rocky cliffs and often engage in polyandry

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