Snapshot Serengeti Talk

Cool bustard

  • parsfan by parsfan

    This bustard
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    seems remarkably unconcerned to be only 5-10 metres away from the serval. Is it too big to be hunted?

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  • wilderzone by wilderzone moderator

    Kori Bustards can fly, but they don't very often. They are considered the heaviest flighted bird in the world. This one appears to be moving pretty quickly, I'd say it's probably aware of the cat. I'm not sure a Kori Bustard would be easy prey for a smaller cat like a serval, but knowing cats, I'm sure it would take advantage of an unwary bird.

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  • davidbygott by davidbygott moderator

    This bustard is a Hartlaubs/Black-bellied, so more at risk from a small cat - but as you say, very alert. What a strange capture!

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