Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) taking flight. This bird of prey hunts snakes, but will also take lizards and other small animals and

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Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) taking flight. This bird of prey hunts snakes, but will also take lizards and other small animals and mammals. It is found throughout southern Africa. Photographed in South Africa, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

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Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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