And while we are on weird images, Sari Mantila sends this from Finland, with that title. Actually it is an un- retouched photo of a Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus). But doesn’t it look like some weird ape- raptor conflation?
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Always thought some of the old-world vultures were just lazy golden eagles…. 🙂
Have you seen the feet on a lappet-faced vulture? They work.
Always thought some of the old-world vultures were just lazy golden eagles…. 🙂
Have you seen the feet on a lappet-faced vulture? They work.
I have seen the Lappet faced in Zimbabwe– all others back off. Jonathan Kingdon has seen them take gazelles!
Matt sends two links:
here, and
here.
Somewhere, a B movie is being born.
The first thing that came to mind was the theme song from "The 6 Million Dollar Man."