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Copyright: Rolf Becker (rbeckerb)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-04-03 |
| Camera: Olympus SP500UZ |
| Exposure: f/3.7, 1/80 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-09-12 9:03 |
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| Points: 4 |
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A Black Vulture story - The Parents
We watched a Zamuro on the rail of our planted balcony, discovered there a first egg and later a second one, both laid on the ground under an Air Condition. During weeks we watched the zamuros and followed the development of the eggs during incubation, hatching and growth of the chicks. Here is their story told by them in 4 sessions with photos: Parents, The next Generation, Chicks with parent, and Growing up:
Hi,
I am a "Zamuro" a New World vulture, known in English as Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), the only extant member of the genus Coragyps. I am found in open regions in the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America, where I am usually permanent resident. Despite my similar name and appearance, I am not related to Eurasian Black Vulture (an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which includes eagles, hawks, kites and harriers).
We are very large birds of prey at 65cm length and with a 1.5m wingspan. Our plumage is mainly glossy black; we have broad wings, a short tail and a featherless greyish head.
There are no sex differences, both sexes look alike. We are usually silent, but can make soft hisses and barks to dissuade any one that comes close to me.
We prefer an open habitat and avoid dense forests as much as possible. Such habitats include lowlands with adjacent highlands, open fields, desert terrain, garbage dumps, and urban or rural centers. We adapt easily to well-populated areas, and have been known to befriend humans.
You can se us soar high when searching for food, holding our wings flat when gliding. We are excellent gliders and use the thermal currents to elevate us; on the ground, we hop like comical chickens.
In captivity we can live up to 30 years, in freedom seldom we reach 5 years. A ringed relative was capture with over 16 years.
Tomorrow I will present my future generation.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: Coragyps
Species: Coragyps atratus
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