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	Griffon Vulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
		Griffon Vultures have been re-introduced successfully into the Massif Central in France.
		Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Griffon_Vulture (160 words)

	Himalayan Griffon Vulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Gyps himalayensis, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
		Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals, which it finds by soaring over open areas and mountains.
		The Himalayan Griffon Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald white head, very broad wings, and a short tail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Himalayan_Griffon_Vulture (168 words)

	Site Template -- Geneology
		Brown Vulture nests in the Atlass mountains in Africa, in countries of Europe near Mediterranean Sea and on its islands, in the Crimea, in the Caucasia, in the Little Asia, Palestine, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Beludzhistan, Western Himalayas, in mountains of Middle Asia, in Altai, in Mongolia and in Northern China.
		After satiation, vulture in afternoon often are locating on the rocks, directed to the sun, and bask in the sun either laying...., laying one wing under themselves, or sitting, ruffling feathers and spreading raising slightly wings.
		On the northern slopes of the Terskei Alatau, in the Bolshoi Kokpak, Vultures was shot 20 December.
	aegypiusrus.itgo.com /whats_new.html (5136 words)

	The Identity of the Nesher
		Contemporary scholars in the field of Biblical zoology have likewise concluded that the griffon vulture is the nesher.
		The griffon vulture was the symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
		The vulture’s crop is similar to that of a hawk and likewise is not rated as a crop by the Talmud.
	www.zootorah.com /essays/vulture.htm (2755 words)

	VULTURES and CONDORS
		By feeding the corpses to the vulture harmful bacteria, which would once have entered the water supply, is destroyed by the vulture digestive juices.
		The Eurasian Griffon is frequently seen around the burning ghats of India where it waits patiently for any corpses not consumed by fire to fall into the river.
		This is another vulture with a weak beak meaning it is unable to break through the tough hide of a dead animal and must wait for other species to tear open the carcass, or for the sun and time to soften the skin.
	www.lairweb.org.nz /vulture/eurasian.html (740 words)

	Israel21c (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scientists had previously believed that vultures that are unable to fly could not mate because they cannot balance properly, according to Yonit Sela, an Israeli ornithologist involved in a project to revive Israel's dwindling Griffon vulture population.
		Griffon vultures, once a common sight in the Mideast, have nearly disappeared.
		Across Asia, bird-conservation groups, in cooperation with government officials, are racing to establish captive-breeding facilities in a final bid to rescue the vultures from the brink of extinction, by encouraging the birds to breed and raise young.
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l704&enZone=Technology&enVersion=0& (1057 words)

	Vulture Investing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Egyptians considered the vulture to be an excellent mother, and its wide wingspan was seen as all-encompassing and providing a protective cover to its infants.
		Many vultures are endangered and conservationists decided to breed some in captivity for 20-30 years in order to protect and make the species larger; these conservationists are trying to get enough birds into a protected area before they all disappear.
		The Hooded Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald pink head and a greyish “hood”.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/197/vulture-investing.html (1157 words)

	ANIMAL Teachers: Winged Ones: Griffon Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When They have flown some distance, Griffon Vulture and her Friends separate to look for a suitable carcass.
		Griffon Vulture is the archetype for Vultures in general.
		After the battles were over, Griffon Vulture fed on the dead and dying.
	www.funkman.org /animal/bird/griffonvulture.html (230 words)

	The Rolex Awards: vulture reintroduction in France, M. Terrasse
		Although vultures are now protected by law and have become a subject of enthusiastic interest for both visitors and local residents, this was not always the case.
		Until the 1940s in France, vultures were hunted, poisoned or simply allowed to starve to death because shepherds were forced – on pain of a fine – to bury animal carcasses, even though this action ran the risk of contaminating local sources of water.
		Today as vultures in the Balkans face problems similar to those in France in the 1930s – being hunted and poisoned, with a resulting decline in their numbers – Terrasse is assisting a programme to preserve birds of prey in the region.
	www.rolexawards.com /laureates/laureate-60-terrasse.html (2197 words)

	Refining our vulture culture
		The highest-flying bird on record is a species of vulture called the Rüppell's Griffon, once spotted at an altitude of 11,700 metres in the skies of West Africa during the 1960s.
		Although this is genetically unsubstantiated it allows for the belief that the griffon vultures are barely yet a species, and may only be remnant representatives of a super-species that once inhabited the Palaearctic region of the world.
		The king vulture, of which the Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus is the dominant southern African representative, is a massive beast with a very powerful beak that aids the bird in opening up the carcasses of fallen animals.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2004/april/vulture.htm (1588 words)

	Rüppell's Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) is a large vulture that ranges across much of central Africa, including Ethiopia, the Sudan, Tanzania and Guinea.
		It is also known as Rüppell's Griffon, and is named for the 19th century German explorer, collector and zoologist Eduard Rüppell.
		Rüppell's Vultures are highly social, roosting, nesting, and gathering to feed in large flocks.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/rueppell_s_vulture_1 (442 words)

	Volunteer in Croatia Saving Vultures
		The griffon is found in North Africa, parts of southern Europe, India, Central Asia, and Tibet, but their numbers and distribution have drastically diminished; the majority of all Eurasian griffons are now concentrated in Spain.
		Weighing up to 30 pounds, with an average wingspan of nine feet, the griffon is one of the largest flying birds in the world and as graceful in flight as an eagle or condor.
		Contrary to their unpleasant reputation, the griffons are handsome, proud birds with a quiet, reserved manner, hence their historic use as heraldic and religious symbols in Egypt and Europe.
	www.transitionsabroad.com /publications/magazine/0311/volunteer_in_croatia_saving_vultures.shtml (1494 words)

	Resources on the Griffon Vulture from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		FONZ: A griffon vulture is the first letter in the Egyptian hieroglyph alphabet, and the goddess Nekhbet, associated with rulers and at times representing half of...
		RÃ¼ppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) noun, pl RÃ¼ppell's griffon vultures, tumbusi mbuga 9/10an, pl tumbusi mbuga.
		: 1 barbatus Lammergeier Gyps 7 africanus White-backed Vulture bengalensis White-rumped Vulture coprotheres Cape Griffon fulvus Griffon Vulture or Eurasian...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Griffon_Vulture.htm (885 words)

	Planet Ark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Less than 30 griffon vultures in the wild struggle with modern development which has stripped them of their habitat and sources of food.
		The griffon vulture is one of the largest predator birds and its natural habitat is the cliffs of the Mediterranean.
		About 26 griffon vultures have made their nests in the craggy limestone cliff face overlooking a natural fishing shelter at Episkopi, some 80 kilometres (49.71 miles) southwest of the Cypriot capital Nicosia.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=305 (834 words)

	Hawk Mountain old world vultures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vultures in the region appear to be a grave risk, from an apparently contagious and catastrophic disease that nearly has eliminated populations of long-billed and Indian white-backed vultures in the Indian subcontinent.
		Old World vultures in particular are facing a number of challenges to their existence.
		In all aspects of their life history, including foraging and feeding, bearded vultures are less gregarious than the other vultures in Georgia, and when bearded, griffon and cinereous vultures are found at the same carcass, the bearded vulture is dominated by the others.
	www.hawkmountain.org /raptor_conservation/old_world_vultures.htm (965 words)

	griffon on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Griffon Corporation Announces Record Operating Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2002.
		Griffon Corporation Announces $38 Million in Contract Awards From Boeing For Integrated Radio Management System for the USAF C-17A.
		J.C. Griffon, 95, pictured April 12, 2002, is believed to be the oldest living resident who was born in Windsor, Virginia, which is celebrating its centennial.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-griffon.asp (327 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - griffon vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Griffon, name of two breeds of dog, the toy Brussels griffon and the wirehaired pointing griffon, a sporting dog.
		Vulture, common name for two groups of carrion-eating birds.
		The American vultures are superficially similar to large birds of prey, but are probably...
	encarta.msn.com /griffon+vulture.html (140 words)

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		The himalayan, in particular, is recorded at incredible heights, as it is a mountain dwelling bird, capable of weathering the low air pressure and cold temperatures that go along with life at a high altitude.
		After funeral rites were performed in the home, the body of the dead was taken to the "disposer of bodies." This individual was responsible for feeding the body to the vultures, and ensuring that every last bit of it was consumed.
		With the Griffons and Cinereous to take care of the meat, and the Lammergeiers to finish off the bones, there was never any problem disposing of the dead.
	www.vultures.homestead.com /Himalayan.html (300 words)

	The Griffon Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The beautiful Griffon vultures are the only large vultures that are pale colored.
		In the past, Griffon vultures were an integral part of the natural landscape of Israel.
		In the cage are seven vultures, 4 females and 3 males.
	www.jerusalemzoo.org.il /english/upload/month/GriffonVulture1.htm (388 words)

	griffon
		A once common sight on the island the vulture has gone into decline over the past few years, steps have been taken to prevent numbers falling any further, and this year has seen thier numbers climb to over 40.
		The main reason for the steep drop in numbers is changed farming methods, carcassses that were once left in open fields are now removed in the interest of hygiene and modern farming practice.
		The griffon nests alone or in colonies invariably on high rocky shear cliff faces.
	www.geocities.com /freebirdman2000/griffon.html (300 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The population of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Cyprus is decreasing from year to year.
		In the late eighties and early nineties vultures became a rare phenomenon in the sky of Cyprus.
		Presently vultures are extinct in West Germany, Poland, mainland Italy, Sicily, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, and the Southern Urals, with a continuing decrease throughout its range.
	www.kypros.org /Cyprus/griffon.html (1165 words)

	Birding in Northern Israel
		It is an excellent area for raptors, including Griffon vulture, imperial eagle, Bonelli's eagle, short-toed eagle and Egyptian vulture and for a host of wetland birds including pygmy cormorant, white pelican, assorted herons, storks and kingfishers.
		The Gamla nature reserve in the southern Golan is well known for its population of Griffon vultures, and is an excellent place for seeing these birds up close.
		In mid-November 2000 a lammergeier was seen at Gamla, the first sighting of this vulture in Israel since the last known Israeli nesting pair were seen in the Judean Desert in 1981.
	www.geocities.com /jelbaum/birdnorth.html (1009 words)

	Old World Vulture Studies
		The Cinereous Vulture is a globally threatened raptor with an estimated population of 100-200 pairs in Turkey.
		During the last decades (after 1970) the Griffon Vulture population showed a massive decline, as a result of various factors such as poisoning, food shortage, human persecution, disturbance close to the breeding colonies and drowning.
		A project for the conservation of the Griffon Vulture in Cyprus was initiated in 1993 by the Cyprus Forestry Department.
	www.raptors-international.de /LAST_CONFERENCE/Abstracts/Old_World_Vulture_Studies/hauptteil_old_world_vulture_studies.html (3596 words)

	Untitled1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cape Griffons are arguably the largest of all the African Vultures, being similar in size to the Lappet-Faced vulture.
		The cape griffon vulture is endemic to southern Africa.
		The vulture is believed to have clairvoyant properties which explain their ability to find carcasses almost immediately after their death.
	www.vultures.homestead.com /Cape.html (339 words)

	Goodwill for endangered vultures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The two hides comprise a main hide for visitors to observe the endangered Cape Griffon vultures as they feed, and a smaller hide closer to the feeding area for photographers and cinematographers to film the vultures.
		REST was founded in September 2000 as an organisation involved in the research and logistic support of Namibia's Cape Griffon vulture, and has been observing and photographing vultures at the Water Plateau Park vulture restaurant (feeding area).
		She said there is a "new experimental visual technique on trial" which will determine the sex of individual birds, and all observations will be backed up with blood sampling when the birds are fitted with collars with satellite transponders to enhance their monitoring in a bid to keep them off Namibia's extinction list.
	www.economist.com.na /2002/24may/05-24-22.htm (382 words)

	Griffon Vulture (gyps fulvus)
		The griffon vulture is not teritorial and nests of several pairs can usually be found on nesting grounds.
		The little griffon vulture is born after 45 to 52 days which is unusually long for vultures.
		The griffon vulture is known as the friendliest and most social of all vultures.
	www.wild-natures.com /gyps_fulvus.html (266 words)

	Himalayan Griffon Vulture : Himalayan griffon vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		terms defined : Himalayan Griffon Vulture : Himalayan griffon vulture
		Himalayan griffon vultureScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:AccipitriformesFamily:AccipitridaeGenus:Gyps[?]Species:himalayensisBinomial nameGyps himalayensisThe Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Gyps himalayensis, is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
		The Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Gyps himalayensis, is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
	www.termsdefined.net /hi/himalayan-griffon-vulture.html (343 words)

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