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The red-headed vulture, aka Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture, or Pondicherry vulture, is a diminishing vulture species that hails from the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. These vultures face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming; deforestation at the hands of the logging industry; […]

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The white-rumped vulture is an Old World (those from Asia and Africa) vulturine species native to southern and southeastern Asia. Numbering into the several million strong, before the 2000s, these birds now number only an estimated 6,000-. This is due primarily to kidney failure as a result of diclofenac poisoning. […]

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The vulture bee, aka carrion bee, is closely related to the South American stingless bee. Unlike honey bees, these bees feast on rotting flesh. These critters also produce a substance from the meat they eat. They prefer rainforests and jungles found throughout South America and Mexico. Vulture bees are not […]

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The white-backed vulture is an Old World (animals from Africa and Asia) vulture that hails from Africa. Despite their status, they are the most common vulture seen in Africa. These vultures face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, oil […]

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The Egyptian vulture, aka white scavenger vulture or pharaoh’s chicken, is an Old World vulture (those found in Africa and Asia). They can be found in southern Europe into northern Africa, and eastward to western and southern Asia. These vultures face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at […]

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And the prize for largest vulture in Africa goes to the lappet-faced vulture, aka African eared vulture or Nubian vulture. Due to a decreasing population of an estimated 6,500 wild individuals, these birds are listed as Endangered. They face many threats, such as: habitat loss, at the hands of residential […]

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The cinereous vulture, aka black vulture, monk vulture, or Eurasian black vulture, is a large raptor found throughout most of Eurasia. These birds are considered to be the largest of the Old World vultures. They prefer hilly, mountainous areas, with a preference for dry, semi-open habitats like meadows. Seeing as […]

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The griffon vulture, aka Eurasian griffon or Eurasian griffon vulture, can be found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They prefer plateaus, shrublands, grasslands, mountains, and semi-deserts, and tend to gravitate towards warmer climates. But they can also tolerate rain, mist, cold, and snow, if it means they have access to […]

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The vulturine guineafowl, aka royal guineafowl, is the largest known species of guineafowl. Their large range includes: Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. They prefer dry desert areas with scrub brush and tall grass; preferably with tall roosting trees. These birds tend to be aggressive towards one another and vicious fights […]

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When the king vulture arrives at the scene, other birds will literally step aside and let the king eat. Considered to be the largest and arguably one of the prettiest of the vulture species, the brilliant coloration on their head is actually skin. See, vultures tend to not have any […]

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