{"id":6293,"date":"2017-02-12T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T12:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2019-01-21T19:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T18:07:51","slug":"bearded-vulture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/bearded-vulture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bearded Vulture of the Pyrenees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>bearded vulture<\/strong> is a bird of almost<strong> 3 metres wingspan<\/strong> which flies over the Pyrenees with its imposing flight. It is clearly distinguishable by its bushy black beard under its beak, reddish outline to its eyes and legs of a chrome colour similar to blue. It can weigh up to 7kg, and its name comes from its feeding technique: it flies high over animal bones and then drops them against a stone to gain access to their interior, where they devour the marrow.<\/p>\n<p>The bearded vulture is really special, as it is the only bird on our planet that eats bones, and it lives mainly in the<strong> more mountainous areas of the Pyrenees<\/strong>They use small hollows as shelter for their young. The mating season is at the beginning of autumn and egg-laying takes place throughout the winter.<\/p>\n<p>The breeding cycle of this species lasts up to 6 months, and mortality among hatchlings is very high (50%) as the stronger chicks tend to devour the weaker ones, with their parents continuing to feed the survivor.<\/p>\n<p>This species is in <strong>seriously endangered<\/strong> due to the dishonourable practice of bait poisoning, which has been the major cause of death of the entire species. Food shortages in general are also a major problem, causing their population to dwindle.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, numerous organisations promote and carry out the conservation of this wonderful species with the aim of preserving one of the wonders of our country and of the world.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, numerous informative talks and relentless pursuit of the poisoners are carried out, in order to ensure the preservation of the bearded vulture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pyrenean-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b>Mammals in the Pyrenees: refuge for wildlife &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bearded vulture is a bird with a wingspan of almost 3 metres that flies over the Pyrenees...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-6293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pirineos","post_format-post-format-image"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bearded_Vulture_with_bone_-_Catalan_Pyrenees_-_By-Francesco-Veronesi-_v\u00eda-Wikimedia-commons_760x500.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Caratula-Podcast-Maldita-Montana_1500x1500_72pp-p_.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/maldita-montana","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MVCaZhc0Sq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/bearded-vulture\/\">El Quebrantahuesos de los Pirineos<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/bearded-vulture\/embed\/#?secret=MVCaZhc0Sq\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;El Quebrantahuesos de los Pirineos&#8221; &#8212; Traves\u00eda.\" data-secret=\"MVCaZhc0Sq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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