Cape Vulture
探検鳥類
Cape Vulture
gyps coprotheres
The Cape Vulture is a large bird known for its impressive wingspan. These vultures help keep nature clean by eating dead animals!
生息地: Cape Vultures live in open grasslands and savannas in southern Africa.
外見
The Cape Vulture is a large, pale-bodied raptor with striking dark flight feathers. Its long, bare bluish-grey neck and head, which can flush pink, contrast sharply with its creamy plumage, making it visually distinctive.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Aves目Accipitriformes科Accipitridae属Gyps
カテゴリ
鳥類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Baby Cape Vultures are covered in fluffy white down and are called 'chicks'.
Cape Vultures have a 'crop' to store a giant meal for later!
They build huge nests on steep cliff ledges for safety!
They can fly incredibly high, sometimes up to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters)!
特殊能力
能力
Thermal Soaring
Cape Vultures can soar effortlessly for hours using warm air currents, helping them save energy over vast distances.
能力
Iron Stomach
Cape Vultures have a super acidic stomach that destroys harmful bacteria in rotting meat, keeping them healthy.
能力
Communal Spotters
Cape Vultures often find food by watching other vultures, which helps them locate distant carcasses faster.
能力
Bare Neck Advantage
Cape Vultures have a featherless neck that helps them stay clean while feeding deep inside carcasses.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 96-115 cm
- 翼開長
- 226-260 cm
- 体重
- 7-11 kg
- 寿命
- 20-35 年
- Top Speed
- 60 km/h
- 一度の産卵数
- 1
- 抱卵期間
- 55-60 日
食性と食事
These magnificent birds are nature's clean-up crew, eating only dead animals to keep ecosystems tidy!
主な食物
- carcasses of large mammals
- dead birds
- small carrion
採餌方法
- Scavenging
生態系とのつながり
eats
domestic cattle
Bos taurus
Eats dead cattle, helping to clean up farm landscapes.
eats
blue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Scavenges on carcasses of wildebeest, preventing disease.
eaten by
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Eggs and chicks can be prey for large raptors like eagles.
depends on
lion
Panthera leo
Vultures often follow lions, depending on their kills for food.
特徴
別名
Cape Griffon
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Cape Vultureの長さは何ですか？
96-115 cm
Cape Vultureの翼開長は何ですか？
226-260 cm
Cape Vultureの体重は何ですか？
7-11 kg
Cape Vultureの寿命は何ですか？
20-35 年
Cape Vultureのtop Speedは何ですか？
60 km/h
Cape Vultureは何を食べますか？
These magnificent birds are nature's clean-up crew, eating only dead animals to keep ecosystems tidy!
Cape Vultureは通常どこに生息していますか？
Cape Vultures live in open grasslands and savannas in southern Africa.
Cape Vultureはどのように狩りをしますか？
Scavenging
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