White-backed Vulture
Closely related to the European
Griffon Vulture...is a scavenger
like most vultures.
Griffon Vulture...is a scavenger
like most vultures.
Gyps africanus
(L 35-39" WS 72-84"
Wt 9.3-15 lbs)
Masai Mara
24Oct2014
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
Unlike us, the vulture rarely ever
hurts a living thing. They cleanse
the world.(Debbie Blue)
hurts a living thing. They cleanse
the world.(Debbie Blue)
© Peter
Boesman
Boesman
Macaulay
Library
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Gyps in Greeek means vulture.
Has undergone rapid
population declines in
recent years due to
habitat degradation and
poaching.
population declines in
recent years due to
habitat degradation and
poaching.
(Wikipedia)
IUCN Watch List
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Immature