Bearded Vulture - Spain. Also known as the Lammergeier.

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Like other vultures, it is a scavenger, feeding mostly on the remains of dead animals. It usually disdains, however, the actual meat and lives on a diet that is typically 85-90% bone marrow. This is the only living bird species that specializes in feeding on marrow. The bearded vulture can swallow whole or bite through brittle bones up to the size of a lamb's femur and its powerful digestive system quickly dissolves even large pieces. The bearded vulture has learned to crack bones too large to be swallowed by carrying them in flight to a height of 50-150 m (160-490 ft) above the ground and then dropping them onto rocks below, which smashes them into smaller pieces and exposes the nutritious marrow. They can fly with bones up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and weighing over 4 kg (8.8 lb), or nearly equal to their own weight.
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[@ossifragoose]

Exceptional documentation of their bone-eating habits. This is the most striking vulture I have ever laid my eyes on. In Iran, there is the legend of Homa. Homa is the bearded vulture and considered to bring upon great luck and happiness to whoever it's shadow landed upon. If one was to kill Homa (the bearded vulture), they would meet their death within 40 days. I truly love this bird.

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank Noora for your interesting story. I do like them too.

[@ashleyartus1193]

My favourite bird. Beautiful other worldly mysterious majestic incredible...the soundtrack is beautiful...says much extraordinary. Thank you. X

[@julesgro8526]

These creatures are breathtakingly majestic. So metal o.O

[@numbbuttproductions]

Not hard to find out its my favorite animal, but this is amazing footage of a group of beautiful creatures. Very well done.

[@Jedtumble]

Here after seeing my first ever Lammergeier here in the U.K. It is a juvenile which has spent a month or two in the Peak District National Park. It’s since headed East to Norfolk but is now passing through Peterborough . Incredible creature.

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Yes, they are so very special with their look and behaviour. I am amazed that you have them in England. They get more and more spread :) All the best :)

[@Jedtumble]

@@MarekJackowskiPhotographer she has since flown back to France after spending the summer here. Hopefully gets back safely to the Alps

[@damianscott71]

We have just bought a house in the Axarquia region of Spain and have lucky enough to have seen Lammergeiers in flight on two occasions in the past few days.

[@cherryjubilee5201]

What a beautiful bird.

[@thefiretailedweasel6206]

Holy shit he swallowed that whole chunk of bone whole

[@PossibleBat]

They are metal

[@Archivos_de_Montejo]

excellent images...

[@JD-te9tj]

great raptors...they're tool users. there stomach bile is like battery acid, to dissolve the hard bones...after they drop them from great hights to break them to fit down they're throats...amazing creature, for sure!!!

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

All true :) thank you so much.

[@joehuggard]

Stunning film

[@TSSoules]

the guise Athena assumed, leaving the Ithicans she'd just been advising, Odyssey 3 line 372. thank you! my very first video look at the bone breaker!

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank you and you are most wellcome :)

[@edgarcharley]

Fun fact : the lammergeier got its name from the people who thought it hunted lambs. But the theory was never proved yes or no.

[@sunabozu665]

At 3:15 the dude in the music was going off!

[@owelearn1026]

Super Cool Bird!

[@SpiritBladeFox]

my favorite bird its so beautiful and awesome

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

I do agree, these birds are awesome :) thank you.

[@ahmedbakr458]

Me too for me my fav bird and animal

Excellent video of the wonderful bird, congratulations

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank you.

[@sizzla123]

Thank you!

[@rafael6485]

the bird that allegedly killed Aeschylus

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Very interesting animal. Thanks for the video !! Would like to know what their actual numbers are. 🦅❤🦅

[@pigboykool]

Ummm, can they taste their food (bone)? There shouldn't be too much to taste from I assume. lol

[@parvinesm954]

Homa in iranian mythologi

[@sandravelasco5932]

Your videos are so relaxing , specifically I love the music of this one , I'm drawing this vulture and help me so much ❤

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank you Sandra, I am happy you enjoy the videos … please send me a photo of your drawing :)

[@sandravelasco5932]

Go look your instagram 🙌

[@ptakiwokomnie4753]

Jeśli to Ty robiłeś ten film to gratulacje, pozdrawiam

[@oneyedthing]

3:31 The other vulture got a sticker/tag attached to its wings

[@edgebucketdraws3854]

that means the bird was likely captive raised and released, part of a breeding and release program probably

[@vulturedrawz]

Mom I’m famous!

[@mariakatrinaazuro6219]

Ds bone-eating bearded vulture is terrifying beautiful, i would be glad if i can have one as a pet❤️

[@mountainemperorsupreme7766]

No you shouldn't

[@mariakatrinaazuro6219]

Ice dragons J oki 😂

[@mountainemperorsupreme7766]

@@mariakatrinaazuro6219 because pet trade is what is also making the animals endangered.

[@mariakatrinaazuro6219]

Ice dragons J yes ur ryt

[@mountainemperorsupreme7766]

@@mariakatrinaazuro6219 nice😀😀

[@semi-automaticdooropened9007]

Sadly they are extinct in my country

[@unlimon6382]

When you are Spanish... :u

[@shelbyrice1014]

These have been said to carry off children

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

I've never heard about it.

[@shelbyrice1014]

I have

[@jf_kein_k8590]

Which is one of the reasons they were hunted so much.

[@SkullGod69]

This is misinformation and provides no evidence. Bearded vultures disdain meat and much prefer eating bones since that is where they get their nutrients in. They help clean up animal corpses that might also carry diseases and they do not eat live animals. People can be so cruel to animals sometimes that they have no idea just how much they play a role in this world.

[@frankabruscatosr4549]

Just i

[@Nrod1332]

Wtf did i just scroll through this was horrible Content

[@ShadowsGaloreTV]

It is a privilege to see Lammergeier in the wild. The content was pure gold. Since you commented on its quality, I went to your channel ... 😉

[@yannaedc5934]

What made the content so horrible?

[@Nrod1332]

@@ShadowsGaloreTV I state in my videos it's not very good quality wise 🤷🏽. I'm looking back at it now, The music is what got me irritated (bad choice). I guess i wanted it to be more "educational" but it was just someone bird watching, recorded it & added some music basically