Predators And Prey Gallery

Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - with carcass bone in beak

CAN-2963
Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - with carcass bone in beak
Spain
Gypaetus barbatus
10 foot maximum wing-span. Only bone-eating specialist bird in the world - Found in Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Africa. Rare and declining in many areas. Recently reintroduced in the Alps. Adults feed on the bones of carcusses which they will often drop on flat rocks from the air to break them into smaller more easily swallowed pieces. Primarily high mountain dwellers, nests in caves and remote rocky cliffs and often engage in polyandry. Reddish color of adults comes from bathing in iron-rich springs and may confer status.
John Cancalosi
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Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours. They feed on other animals

VT-8376
Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours. They feed on other animals
Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia
Tubastrea faulkneri
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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JPF-12921 Estuarine / Saltwater Crocodile - Eating Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

JPF-12921
Estuarine / Saltwater Crocodile - Eating Barramundi (Lates calcarifer),
Yellow Water, Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area), Northern Territory, Australia
Crocodylus porosus
Jean-Paul Ferrero
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