Bearded vulture

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bearded-vulture

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Gypaetus barbatus
2. What is the conservation status?Near Threatened (IUCN Red List), with declining populations
3. What does a Bearded Vulture eat?A Bearded Vulture mainly eats bones, about 70-90% of its food. It loves the marrow inside the bones for nutrients.
4. How does a Bearded Vulture break bones?It drops bones from high places, over 150 feet, onto hard rocks. The impact shatters the bones into smaller pieces that it can eat.

Osteophagy: The practice of consuming bones as a primary food source.
Accipitridae: The taxonomic family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, and Old World vultures.
Indicator Species: A species whose presence, absence, or abundance reflects the condition of an ecosystem.