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Griffon vulture
"It seems like I am going slowly, yet I reach 70 kilometers per hour. Per day I can cover hundreds of kilometers."
Discover in real lifeHabitat
Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia except China and Southeast Asia, North Africa
Food
muscles and intestines of carcasses
Lifetime
20 years on average
Weight
6 to 10 pounds
Span
230 to 265 cm
Number of eggs
1 egg per year
Incubation time
45 to 52 days
IUCN Status
safe
EEP?
yes
20
years, that's how old I get on average
265
inches, that's how wide I can spread my wings!
50
days I am brooding
Stinky prey
Rotting, smelly, dead animals ... yummy, I love them. While flying, I look around carefully to detect carcasses and eat the soft parts of the carcass. In this way, I clean up dead animals neatly. Because of my long neck without feathers, I can stick my head far into the carcass and don't get snagged.
Float
We live in groups. I keep the same female all my life. If one vulture sees food, the rest will fly along too and we will eat. With my huge wings, I can soar well. I seem to go slowly, yet I can reach 70 kilometers per hour. I can travel hundreds of kilometers a day.
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Release of griffon vultures
In collaboration with Green Balkans and Stichting Wildlife, Eindhoven Zoo is working on the reintroduction of the griffon vulture in Bulgaria. In this country, several European vulture species, namely the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture and the monk vulture, are completely extinct. In recent years, several griffon vultures from our park have been released into the Bulgarian countryside.