Meet The Skeleton Eating Bird
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The Bearded Vulture is a unique bird that specialises in eating bone marrow by breaking bones and swallowing them whole
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Also known as the Lammergeier, they have glossy dark wings, long thin goatees, and remarkable eye masks
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They turn their feathers red on purpose, covering themselves in iron oxide by bathing in rusty water or rubbing themselves with damp red soil
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The Bearded Vulture's diet consists primarily of bones, with up to 90% of their food source coming from bones
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To access the nutrient-rich marrow inside, they fly high and drop bones onto rocks, breaking them into smaller, swallowable pieces
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They have a highly acidic stomach and a long intestinal tract, which helps them digest the bones and extract the marrow
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They are large birds with a distinctive appearance, including a shaggy beard and a powerful beak
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Lammergeiers can be found in mountain ranges in Europe, Asia and Africa, generally above 2,000 metres
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