Bearded Vulture Facts: a BIRD that EATS BONES | Animal Fact Files

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The bearded vulture is a bird with a beard. A bearded vulture is also a bird that eats bones. Bearded vultures get their color from taking baths! Learn more bearded vulture facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Gypaetus barbatus
Range: Asia, Africa, and southern Europe
Habitat: Cliff sides of high mountains
Size: 37-50 inches (94-125cm) tall; 7.5-9.25 feet (2.31-2.83m) wingspan; 9.9-15.4 pounds (4.5-7kg)
Diet: Carrion, bones of small to mid-sized ungulates, small mammals, and reptiles
Threats: Ravens, eagles, and other vultures
Life span: Twenty years in the wild

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Image and Video Credits:
Fritids Tur -    • Bird of prey; Eagle bearded, Vulture  
Francesco Veronesi - www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/251234404… 25190362996; 25098398432; 25190371466; 24921175870; 15280863060; 24921046590; 24589845143
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NH53 - www.flickr.com/photos/nh53/4822912683
Arjan Haverkamp - www.flickr.com/photos/46956042@N00/3942218900
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Susanne Nilsson - www.flickr.com/photos/infomastern/23275935301; 23707048740; 22682762961
Aangelo - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gypaetus_Barbatus.jpg
Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartgeier_Gypaetus… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartgeier_Gypaetus…
Juan Carlos Noreña - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quebrantahuesos_(G… it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Image-Bartgeier_Gypaetu…
Beni Ziegler - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bearded_Vulture_Ba…
Tobias - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypaetus_barbatus_…
Nobert Potensky - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartgeier_(Gypaetu…
Quartl - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypaetus_barbatus_… File:Gypaetus_barbatus_qtl1.jpg
Manfred Werner - Tsui - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartgeier_Gypaetus…
Tijs Michels - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bearded_Vulture_Gy…
Juszczak Lukasz - pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Or%C5%82os%C4%99p_broda…
Anneli Salo - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypaetus_barbatus_…
Rufus46 - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartgeier_Gypaetus…
Hcrepin, Hugues CREPIN - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tete_gypaete_barbu…
SSanoAK: Alexander Kürthy - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GypaetusBarbatusIU…
michele manghi - vimeo.com/20663883
tombenedict - freesound.org/people/tombenedict/sounds/397997


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All Comments (21)
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  • @venumbra1177
    And people wonder why the bearded vulture is hands down my favorite bird (aside from the fact that they remind me of velociraptors)
  • @denjdenji560
    These birds are my favorites, right behind crows. They look amazing and are very interesting. Small fun fact: in spanish, their name is quebrantahuesos, aka bone breaker, which I personally find really cool and badass
  • Bearded Vulture? Oh, you mean Bone-Eating Dragon Birds? Yeah, I've heard of them.
  • @FelisBX7
    Boi these guys are edgier than the corner of a metal bed frame you always hit and scrape your shin on.
  • Always when they appear in the sky in the Alps, everybody stands still and just watches or takes pictures. It's like an attraction. They're so big its special.
  • @Esteban_Abarca
    What I love about modern raptors like this one is that u are literally looking at the eyes of the Velociraptor.
  • @oofityoof1144
    I gotta bone to pick with those who hurt this lovely bird
  • @FeniXMinerva
    Bearded Vulture: Let me get, uuuuh… 🅱️ONE PIZZA WITH A TWO LITER OF COKE
  • @log9700
    Beautiful feathers They look very smootg
  • @human_isomer
    These are really impressive birds! And just today I heard of a program for resettlement of bearded vultures in the Alps, because they got extinct. Let's hope the young couple from Spain will come together and make their habitat richer - once they got to know each other.
  • @MAY-bm3lh
    Bearded vulture facts: it's also a mythological creature (Huma/homa) in Persian mythology, it's believed that if they fly above you and their shadow falls on you, you'll have your destiny changed and you'll get good luck, wealth, etc..
  • @julesgro8526
    They look badass and they freaking eat bones. Favourite bird ever <3
  • Saadi praises the Huma bird(the bearded vulture), for its noble behavior of feeding on bones without harming any living creatures. همای بر همه مرغان از آن شرف دارد که استخوان خورد و جانور نیازارد "The Huma bird is honored above all birds For it feeds on bones and harms no creature."
  • @michaelp.4890
    What's strange is that here in Greece, their official name is "Γυπαετός" which means Vulture and Eagle together. Look it up.
  • @tewam67
    That's not a bird that's a dinosaur.
  • Great, interesting info on an awesome bird! many thanks! Subscribed :-)