Lammergeier n. : A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle.Example:If you wanted to raise a Lammergeier in captivity, what would you need to feed it?TaxonomyLammergeier, Bearded Vulture, species, Gypaetus barbatus, vultures, bird, free encyclopedia, lamb, juvenile bird, eagle, adult, buff, yellow body, Systema naturae, least concern, genus Gypaetus, breeds, crags.Defination from the web:Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus ("Bearded Vulture-Eagle"), is an Old World vulture, the only member of the genus Gypaetus. ... Although the Lammergeier is threatened within its range in Europe, the species has a large range across Asia and Africa and is ...
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