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Egyptian Vulture

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Did you know...
*It is the most common vulture in the Old World.

*It eats carrion (dead animals), insects, and eggs and will even scavenge garbage in populated areas.

*It knows how to crack heavy egg shells, such as those belonging to an ostrich, by gripping heavy stones in its beak and throwing them against the egg.

*It is known to travel more than 40 miles in search of food.

Look for...
*A yellow head that is mostly bare of feathers.

*White feathers all over the black markings on the wings.

Egyptian Vulture
Neophron pernopterus


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