Grumpy
01-29-2009, 07:56 PM
from Allears
http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2009/01/disneys_animal_kingdom_lodge_w.html
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge welcomed the birth of two Ruppell's Griffon Vultures earlier this month. They are the first hatchings of this threatened species at Walt Disney World Resort. Each chick weighed less than six ounces and was about eight inches long when hatched. Over the past 20 years, the population of Ruppell's Griffon Vultures has been declining, which led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to raise the status of this species to threatened. When grown, each vulture could reach sizes close to three feet in height, with a wingspan of nearly eight feet, and weigh 15-20 pounds. They are also known for their high-flying skills, being among the highest-flying bird on record, once spotted at an altitude of more than 37,000 feet. Ruppell's vultures can fly more than three miles in six minutes and are able to stay in the air for as many as six to seven hours a day. The Ruppell's vultures pair up for life, which may be 40 or 50 years.
http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2009/01/disneys_animal_kingdom_lodge_w.html
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge welcomed the birth of two Ruppell's Griffon Vultures earlier this month. They are the first hatchings of this threatened species at Walt Disney World Resort. Each chick weighed less than six ounces and was about eight inches long when hatched. Over the past 20 years, the population of Ruppell's Griffon Vultures has been declining, which led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to raise the status of this species to threatened. When grown, each vulture could reach sizes close to three feet in height, with a wingspan of nearly eight feet, and weigh 15-20 pounds. They are also known for their high-flying skills, being among the highest-flying bird on record, once spotted at an altitude of more than 37,000 feet. Ruppell's vultures can fly more than three miles in six minutes and are able to stay in the air for as many as six to seven hours a day. The Ruppell's vultures pair up for life, which may be 40 or 50 years.