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Thread: Scavenging Eagles.
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17-12-2020, 10:51 #1
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Scavenging Eagles.
Early this morning, I shot a springbok. When I returned with a bakkie to load it, a couple of hours later, there were a pair of Vereaux's eagles (Black eagle) scavenging on the carcass. There was also a murder of crows nearby but they kept a respectful distance. In Afrikaans we call this a witkruisarend. Note the nictitating membrane covering the eye in the last photo (dankie Driepoot).
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17-12-2020, 11:40 #2
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Re: Scavenging Eagles.
I suppose the springbok was shot for rations, or similar, because you returned to fetch the carcass.
Is it still utilised despite being scavenged?
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17-12-2020, 11:47 #3
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17-12-2020, 11:56 #4
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Re: Scavenging Eagles.
Great pics.
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17-12-2020, 11:57 #5
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Re: Scavenging Eagles.
The end user being your cheetah project?
Thanks for the lovely pics Tstone
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17-12-2020, 14:32 #6
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17-12-2020, 16:23 #7
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Re: Scavenging Eagles.
Yes, it went to the tigers. Our cheetah are free ranging and hunt for themselves at this stage.
I was raised with the believe that cheetahs won't eat an animal they did not kill themselves but we have successfully fed cheetah in holding bomas with animals shot by us. I have also supplemented a young female's food with freshly hunted springbok for a week or so after she was released. A year ago we captured a wild born female, she went to a reserve in Malawi, and she had no problem eating springbok shot for her.
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17-12-2020, 17:16 #8
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Re: Scavenging Eagles.
Talking about feeding. Watched a program once were they talked about how they done an experiment and fed cheetahs (I believe they were cheetahs if memory serves me correctly) a solely plant based diet and their digestive system changed to accommodate the change in food. They were healthy animals as I recall. Interesting little fact.
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17-12-2020, 18:07 #9
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