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Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Photo by Vipul Ramanuj
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

'Leg Pulling'
Griffon Vulture being mobbed by a House Crow in Bikaner. Mobbing is basically an anti-predator adaptation and Crows are notorious when in comes to mobbing. Apart from pulling their feathers and attacking the birds of prey, Crows have also been observed chasing these large birds away.

Habitat:

Open carcass dumping ground with scattered trees and shrubs.

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Comments (18)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome spotting Vipul,rigth time in the rigth place :) congrats on the very well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing your amazing spotting page
armadeus.4
Congratulations Vipul!!! Very well deserved :)
Vipul Ramanuj
Wow ! Thanks :) It was actually fun observing these two !
HemaShah
Congrats Vipul!! The vulture seems to be taking it very patiently!
DanielePralong
Congratulations Vipul, this fantastic spotting has earned you a Spotting of the Week! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10157622902565603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/788160167250632704
DanielePralong
Vipul, your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
armadeus.4
This gave me a much needed laugh Vipul! It's great to see animal behaviour getting documented. Thank you for the information and for sharing :) Liana
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016

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