Bearded Vulture

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier^[a] or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus.

The Bearded Vulture is one of the world's largest Old World vultures, with huge wings and a lozenge-shaped tail — unusual among birds of prey. It feeds on carrion, but specializes in at feeding on bones, carrying large ones into the air and dropping them on rocks below. Once the bones have shattered they feed on the marrow inside.