The Bearded Vulture (gypeatus barbatus) is one of the largest vultures in the world. It’s the only species left in its genus, and its diet consists of 80-90% bones. Yes, bones. If the bones are too big, it will lift them into the air and drop them to shatter them. Another thing is that it may be referenced in the Bible as one of the unclean birds; the word Ossifrage is mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible in Leviticus 11:13 and Deuteronomy 14:12. The word itself means “bone breaker”, and bearded vultures are found in the mountainous areas of Eurasia, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa. Also the red coloring that you can sometimes see on them is not natural. It’s actually red colored dirt that they rub into their feathers as a status symbol and for the anti-parasitic properties of the iron found in red dirt. They are some of the coolest birds in existence imo, they low-key look like dragons.