#And a biologist requested for Israel to take Uru in
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Paraglider and black vulture chilling
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#Previous tags! ^#Also Rafael is a good friend of Uru’s caretaker#Btw their caretaker is paraglider and tour guide Israel Mendes (@raelserradaaratanhaa on IG)#Uru is still in their hatch year (aka a baby)#iirc Uru was rescued as a nestling by the Environmental Police after somebody threw them in a garbage can/dumpster???#And a biologist requested for Israel to take Uru in#(Which probably means the bird imprinted on humans while in rehab care and thus was nonreleasable)#(Vultures imprint and/or become human-habituated very easily as babies because they're extremely intelligent and perceptive)#(+ also highly social & familial; nurture/parental care & socialization are super important for a vulture's development & learning)#Anyway Israel is legally licensed/permitted by the Brazilian Environmental Police to care for Uru#(Vultures are protected by Brazilian law so a(n) license/permit/authorization by environmental authorities is required to care for one)#Lastly: This video is of a (relatively) new and unique practice known as Parahawking#Which is basically combining falconry/b.o.p. free flight with paragliding#(Btw parahawking is done with captive-raised and human-habituated + tame + trained birds)#(Smaller) Vulture species are relatively popular in parahawking because of their flight style and sociability + high intelligence#(Even outside of this vultures in the wild will often join paragliders and hang gliders in thermals)#Parahawking is also physically AND mentally healthy for vultures who live in captivity#As it encourages natural behaviors (soaring etc.) and ensures that they maintain healthy and strong wings and flight muscles#Parahawking#Birds#Birds of prey#Raptors#Vultures#Accipitrimorphae#American Vultures#New World vultures#Cathartids#Cathartidae#Black Vulture#Coragyps atratus
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