# 010e Wild Bearded Vulture in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) Photo by Giles Laurent

- By: Giles Laurent
- Date: 2021-12-31
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Own work, from gileslaurent.com
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:010e_Wild_Bearded_Vulture_in_flight_at_Pfyn-Finges_(Switzerland)_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Wild bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight searching for food and finding a piece of carcass. Completely eradicated from the Alps at the beginning of the 20th century, this large predator has gradually been reintroduced in Europe. The bearded vulture feeds on the bones of dead animals, helping to reduce the spread of diseases in the wild. Image set number 5 out of 5.