Griffon Vultures Depend on the Sun to Fly. Why?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2016
  • The Griffon vulture is one of the largest vulture species. Because of its giant stature, it uses an immense amount of energy to take off. Luckily, these birds have found a way to use the rising currents of hot air to their advantage.
    From: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S CONQUEST OF THE SKIES: Triumph
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ความคิดเห็น • 76

  • @dannygjk
    @dannygjk ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Less than 2 minutes of David Attenborough is like having two drinks then stopping.

    • @xNecromancerxxx
      @xNecromancerxxx ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg! You couldn’t be more right!! Every time, I’m always like, “what? No, I need more!” 😂

    • @captainobvious1252
      @captainobvious1252 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      People still drink? 🤮

    • @inquisite472
      @inquisite472 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@captainobvious1252you not..well you will be drying out then..

    • @slender5738
      @slender5738 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@captainobvious1252reach age of 21 you will also be able to drink

  • @clarkandersonkerns3907
    @clarkandersonkerns3907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    the wings look so Angelic

    • @hman9581
      @hman9581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No they ain't. This world is a fallen world. Mankind has been placed higher than angels.

    • @amucci7
      @amucci7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hman9581 he said “look” not *are*, but weird reply regardless.

    • @noeudcoulant9711
      @noeudcoulant9711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s why if i had one as a pet i’d name it Azrael.

  • @olamide6712
    @olamide6712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    So they're basically solar-powered birds

  • @YesYes-op7mq
    @YesYes-op7mq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love vulture birds there very beautiful creature

  • @arieswildchild
    @arieswildchild ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorites among the vultures. Just love them!

  • @the.paper.dino.
    @the.paper.dino. หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm sad, David Attenborough is going away, like the legend he is

  • @rosepots5224
    @rosepots5224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You mean to say if these vultures want they can go to a height of 37 - 38000 feets

    • @xNecromancerxxx
      @xNecromancerxxx ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They can fly in the lower parts of the stratosphere…. Beyond that, the pressure is too, gravity overthrows their efforts to sustain lift…

  • @babyc5504
    @babyc5504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Finally get to see the face to the unique voice

  • @amanpeace5123
    @amanpeace5123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way he said 11 kilo really spooke me

  • @zephyrz9544
    @zephyrz9544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Me and the boys using our elytra

  • @birdfanboi
    @birdfanboi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Donkey, and Diddy Kong are their greatest threat

  • @pradeeppradeep371
    @pradeeppradeep371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    is the king of sound

  • @chloekropp7866
    @chloekropp7866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love vulture 🤗💙💙💙💙💙

  • @nkwlde6978
    @nkwlde6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why was I recommended this after the Griffon vulture sighting at Botanic Gardens

    • @cloudyday1617
      @cloudyday1617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Singapore! Same here 😄

  • @psgwk1252
    @psgwk1252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like bird that fly did not flap there wing to much, can soar

    • @Liger._King
      @Liger._King 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you're looking for such birds, then you need to look no further beyond turkey vultures. Sorry this is coming after 2 years.

  • @elijahglasser1421
    @elijahglasser1421 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Basically incredible vultures

  • @naturezalivreefeliz5744
    @naturezalivreefeliz5744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Eu amo muito a natureza perfeita criação de Deus 🙌 ❤️💚🌎🎶🥰🎵🙌🙏💚🌎

  • @cclashgod6605
    @cclashgod6605 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The game was dangerous

  • @Bethune_Groundstaff
    @Bethune_Groundstaff ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here from Charles Peralo

  • @OmegaMegalodon
    @OmegaMegalodon 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow

  • @iNFaunTae
    @iNFaunTae หลายเดือนก่อน

    So they just glide?

  • @WWZenaDo
    @WWZenaDo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Without looking at the video - updrafts.

    • @Las3rBoy
      @Las3rBoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      wrong! thermals. updrafts are different and are caused by wind hitting objects, thermals are caused by heat!

  • @AlFawze
    @AlFawze 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate. Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything.” Al Qur’an

  • @johnsaintal5123
    @johnsaintal5123 ปีที่แล้ว

    This man’s voice Can cure Cancer 😂

  • @rasaecnai
    @rasaecnai 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    are there a longer versions of smithsonian documentaries?

  • @ragnarlodbrok6867
    @ragnarlodbrok6867 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is that the voice professor Dumbledore?

  • @Andres162011
    @Andres162011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That guy has a cool voice

  • @AngiesDoingIt
    @AngiesDoingIt ปีที่แล้ว

    One hit me today. I went looking for it. Couldn't find it. I hope he was ok. Took out the window of my semi truck. Flying off the rocks, but didn't get high enough I guess.

    • @BobBob-uf2wi
      @BobBob-uf2wi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If it was hit with a semi, it’s not ok, it’s dead. Hope you’re alright though. Btw if it was in America it wasn’t a griffon vulture, probably black vulture or turkey vulture. Hopefully not a condor lol.

  • @li-lan5776
    @li-lan5776 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do all larger birds have to do this?

    • @kolorsoftherainbow4295
      @kolorsoftherainbow4295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not necessarily! Some large flying birds don’t fly very often except for in short bursts, whereas others are ‘active soarers’ (ex: albatrosses), with wings adapted for soaring over water as long as wind currents are favorable. Vultures have a specific wing structure for ‘passive soaring’, in which the wings are long and broad, ending at the wingtips in long primary feathers with wide gaps in between. It all depends on the type of bird and the bird’s lifestyle! (diet, ecology, etc.)

    • @abehaile2659
      @abehaile2659 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, ostrich just haven't figured this out yet

  • @latonyalawrence3579
    @latonyalawrence3579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Griffins are. Tall. 5'7 ft. In. Height

    • @MrSaggy96
      @MrSaggy96 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're kidding right?

    • @conorsirishnature998
      @conorsirishnature998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrSaggy96 they are around 120cm long a bit longer than 3ft

  • @captainobvious1252
    @captainobvious1252 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol over millions of years. So how was the first griffin vulture able to fly if the wings were evolving? Or was it overnight like magic?

  • @CBHLM1995
    @CBHLM1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s that commentator’s name ?

    • @bluebee5266
      @bluebee5266 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sir David Attenborough

  • @wildguy4773
    @wildguy4773 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My serbias national bird
    Truly a magnificent creature

  • @amber1240
    @amber1240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im confused. can someone pls exaplain.

    • @thunderee6780
      @thunderee6780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And vultures can't flap much due to their huge wings cause it'll take too much work for their muscles and that means energy is wasted

    • @thunderee6780
      @thunderee6780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the rocks reflect the warm sunlight that makes the air warn and then it rises from below

    • @amber1240
      @amber1240 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thunderee6780 thxs

  • @cookdislander4372
    @cookdislander4372 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Give us a video on all the giant skeletons your hiding please 🤓

  • @nanno0199
    @nanno0199 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Created'

  • @Yewon2001
    @Yewon2001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why is the british dude wearing a bullet proof vest?

    • @animaldude54
      @animaldude54 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yewon2001 that is David Attenborough so watch your mouth

    • @pyro9818
      @pyro9818 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Animals Are Awesome
      He needs to watch his mouth because he called him dude ?
      Get back in the kitchen. Lmao

    • @Makethemhearragtime
      @Makethemhearragtime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agree dude is disrespectful this man is a national treasure. When in boats we wear life jackets, might look like bulletproof vest. He still hops in and out of helicopters at 90! Show some respect.

  • @latonyalawrence3579
    @latonyalawrence3579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Witches see through griffin. Eyes. And. Hawks. Etc... Their. Not humans

  • @VijaySingh-ht7sy
    @VijaySingh-ht7sy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Flying hayenas

    • @kolorsoftherainbow4295
      @kolorsoftherainbow4295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope, hyenas-as in Spotted hyenas-hunt more than they scavenge! Vultures are obligate scavengers, meaning they rely entirely or near entirely on carrion as a food resource. They are the only living terrestrial vertebrates with this lifestyle, so there really aren’t any other extant terrestrial vertebrates they can be compared or equated to in terms of their role as obligate scavengers.

  • @thinkpanzer6690
    @thinkpanzer6690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    who come here after jimmy fallon pupquiz?

  • @aliciaeware
    @aliciaeware 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Matthew and Luke this bird is talked about. It’s absolutely beautiful how God meant them to depend on the sun (Son) for their strength!!! The Bible is beautiful!!

  • @hman9581
    @hman9581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sad to think that the Smithsonian would chose a evolutionist to narrate on their channel.

  • @ecologygarden
    @ecologygarden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Attenborough is great till he starts talking about evolution . You won't find any fossils of vultures that are half developed to what they are now... why? Because they are creatures .. Created!

    • @hanzanpheet9047
      @hanzanpheet9047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow. We live in the 21st century. The fact this is even still a debate....