There are some strange dietary specialties in the animal kingdom, but eating bones is still relatively rare. the real "bone eaters" are lammergeiers (also known as bearded vultures). These vultures have behavioral and anatomical adaptations that allow up to 90 percent bone diet.
What do vultures do to their bones?
Small bones can be crushed with a beak, but large, dense bones must be dropped during flight into a rocky landscape called the ossuary [4]. After that, the vulture flies to the part where the bone is broken and consumes the bone marrow. This process may be repeated multiple times for the same bone.
Do all vultures eat bones?
Bearded vultures are the only known vertebrates whose diet is almost exclusively (70-90 percent) composed of bone. .. Bearded vulture family: Accipitridae Genus: GypaetusStorr, 1784 species: G. barbatusBinomial name
Which animal can digest human bones?
Osteophagy is more simply known as "eating bone". Another well-known bone eater is the hyena. They have very strong jaws, so they can crush and digest bones. They also have incredibly strong stomach acid that helps with osteophagy.
Which bird eats bones?
Bearded vultures are the only animals that eat bones almost exclusively (70-90%). On Crete, it is known as the "bone eater." Birds throw large bones from height to rocky slopes, breaking them, and quickly descending into a characteristic spiral.
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