Striding Snake-killers
10,000 Birds
JUNE 19, 2012
Secretarybirds seem more crane than raptor as their four-foot frames stride across the open plains of places like the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. Secretarybirds counter this by being very careful when killing snakes and ensuring that the prey is dead before eating it. Watching them hunt is fascinating. Note the huge wings.
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