Image Number: APN123698
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Lorna Stanton
Description: The most threatened eagle species in South Africa due to their habit of eating carrion. Poisoned carcasses put out by farmers as bait for other problem animals are often eaten with fatal consequences. Have declined from 80% of their former range in South Africa, but also occur throughout Africa south of the Sahara. Name derived from French word meaning tight rope walker because of their distinctive 'wobbly' flight caused by their specialised wingshape and unusually short tails, both adaptations for gliding.
Collections: Africa Imagery
Subcollections:
Lorna Stanton
Country: South Africa
Orientation: portrait
Pixel Size: 2376 x 3543
Media Id: 23_768
Credit: Lorna Stanton / Africa Imagery / Africa Media Online
Keywords:
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(Terathopius ecaudatus),
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talons,
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