Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus)

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Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus), showing the lappets or folds of skin on the side of the head, eating carrion. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

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Size: 3425px × 2283px
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Photo credit: © Ferrero-Labat/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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