Whitebacked Vulture, Gyps africanaus
The Whitebacked Vulture is the commonest of the vulture family in Southern Africa but a rare sight outside of areas of sancuary and National Parks. Farming practices seldom leave animal carcasses for them to feed off and their young often do not deveolpe properly for a lack of calcium for developing bones. They do not get enough bone fragments from scavengers such as hyenas feeding off carcasses.
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Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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