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And they aren't naturally red like that; that's self applied makeup. They find the reddest, darkest earth they can find and work it into their feathers as a status symbol.
And they don't scavenge other parts of the carcass. Just the bones. 85-90% of their diet is exclusively bones. Hence why it's a myth these birds would pick up whole lambs and carry them off. It's not true, but that didn't stop the Germans from calling them Lämmergeier, or lamb-vulture.
Reminder that its also massive with a wing span of 9 feet.
