Trivia

The Egyptian vulture, a white bird about the size of a raven, throws stones with its beak to open ostrich eggs to eat. This bird is one of the very few animals that, like man, manipulates objects as tools.

The Egyptian vulture is an unmistakable creamy white or buff vulture with a distinctive wedge-shaped white tail and black flight feathers, a bare yellow face and a slender bill.

The Egyptian vulture is relatively small, which helps it get to carcasses and carrion before other larger vultures. This is because it is less dependent open thermal air currents when flying. Egyptian vultures like to roost in caves in cliffs if available and can be numerous there. Near the Equator they stay in one area, but European and most African birds are migratory.