Name:Gyps fulvus
Alias:vulture, mountain eagle
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Accipitriformes Accipitridae Gyps
length:95-120cm
Weight:8-11kg
Life:30-40 year
IUCN:LC
Vultures are birds of the genus Griffon, family Accipitridae. Vultures usually hover in warm climates and can endure harsh conditions such as cold, rain, mist and even snow to obtain particularly favorable conditions for foraging or breeding. They tend to avoid forests, wetlands, lakes and sea surfaces. With their long and wide wings, they can soar in the sky for hours and have excellent vision. Vultures are nature's scavengers and usually feed on the soft tissues of medium to large mammal carcasses. They forage over large areas and clearly search for animal carcasses on the ground. They gather in groups of 15-20 pairs, sometimes as many as 150 pairs. They are accustomed to sticking their heads into the abdominal cavity of animal carcasses and pecking at the internal organs and muscles. Vultures do not have strong feet and sharp claws. They rely on their keen sense of smell to find rotting animal carcasses and often fight over a piece of meat. Before the strong vultures with sharp beaks tear the skin of the animal remains, the smaller vultures with weak beaks can only wait.
The largest adult reportedly weighed up to 15 kg and was probably bred in captivity. It hatches featherless and is typical of Old World vultures, with a very white head, very broad wings, and short feathers on the tail. Its neck is white and its bill is yellow. The body is yellow with dark flight feathers on the wings.