Photo Feature
Bone-Eater - Lord Of The Skies
<p>The Lammergeier <em>Gypaetus barbatus</em> or Bearded Vulture rules over the high-altitude skies and mountains of Ladakh, Tibet and Afghanistan in the Indian subcontinent and other old world countries. Over 85 per cent of their diet is the bones of dead animals, making them crucial for a healthy ecosystem. They have been recorded nesting at 4,800 m. above sea level in the Himalaya!</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Photo: Surya Ramachandran/Sanctuary Photolibrary.</span></strong></p>