{"id":152649,"date":"2019-12-11T22:35:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T20:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/white-backed-vulture-gyps-africanus-at-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-northern-cape-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T22:35:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T20:35:02","slug":"white-backed-vulture-gyps-africanus-at-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-northern-cape-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/white-backed-vulture-gyps-africanus-at-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-northern-cape-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Northern Cape South Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4867\/44346497180_3ea3b160d6.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><br \/>\n<i>Image by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93242958@N00\/44346497180\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Keats<\/a><\/i><br \/>\nThe white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult\u2019s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. <\/p>\n<p>Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of animals which it finds by soaring over the savannah. It also takes scraps from human habitations. It often moves in flocks. It breeds in trees on the savannah of west and eastern and southern Africa, laying one egg. The population is mostly resident.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis <em>Northern Cape South Africa<\/em> image was automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa. Image by Derek Keats The white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult\u2019s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. 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