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Safari African vulture Tim

Safari African vulture Tim

African vultures tend their young birds.

Guangzhou Daily News (All-media reporter Xuanhui correspondent Li Musheng photo report) On January 17, three naturally hatched African vulture babies in Shenzhen Wildlife Park grew up healthily under the careful care of "parents" and are currently in good physical development.

On that day, in the zoo, 3 small vultures lay quietly in the nest, and the little ones had a small throat sac under their necks and white feathers on their bodies, which looked very cute, and their "mothers" had been guarding the nest. "Because they are late-adult birds, the little vultures have to rely on their 'parents' to feed them for a period of time with the semi-digested food in their throats before they can stand up and move." The breeder said.

It is understood that African vultures are distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, prefer to flock, day-to-day, fly slowly. It inhabits rivers, lakes, swamps, meadows and other areas. The swollen laryngeal sac in the lower part of its neck is used for courtship show-off. The breeding period of African vultures living in Shenzhen Wildlife Park is generally from mid-November to May of the following year, and the incubation period is 28-30 days.

Source: Guangzhou Daily

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