Copyright (c) OKAYAMA ORIENT MUSEUM
Skeletal Specimen of Black Vulture
| Collection number | 30110002 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Japan |
| Period | The Modern Era |
| Date | ca. 1980-2007 CE |
| Material | Bone |
| Dimension | H. 67 cm |
| Comment | Black vultures are distributed around southern Europe, Anatolia, central Asia, Tibet, and northeastern China. This huge bird measures 110–110 cm long with a wingspan of 2.5–3.1 m, and it eats mostly carrion. Its head does not have feathers, and grayish-white skin is exposed. The neck is covered with scarf-formed feathers. It is thought that black vulture was the model of the Assyrian relief of Apukallu. This bird, which was stuffed, flew as a stray to Fukui 1990, and then was bred in Kyoto City Zoo until 2007. |
| Classification | stuffed specimen |
| Keywords | White Cool East Asia, Japan The Modern Era Bone Model/Stuffed Animal |