Up until recently I thought all vultures ugly, until I saw these beautiful African vultures at African Bird of Prey. If you’re like most people the word ‘vulture’ conjures up this image of a scrawny looking bird with a long bare neck and uglier head. You remember, like the two dense birds in original Jungle Book movie. The two of “What do you wanna do?” “I dunno what do you wanna do?” fame. However, vultures are really not ugly and really not dense. Sadly some are in serious trouble and are either threatened or endangered. Largely due to habitat loss,…

Six surprisingly beautiful African vultures – Photos and Video
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