Also the Wikipedia article has a link to this amazing piece: the highest-flying bird.
Also, and this is kind of morbid, turns out the reason they know it was flying so high is because one of them got sucked into an aircraft engine at that height…
P.S. look at the Mallard Duck overachieving on that list!
It depends on the species, but the highest recorded bird was a Rüppell’s Vulture at 37,000 feet (11,300 meters).
That is amazing 🪶
Also the Wikipedia article has a link to this amazing piece: the highest-flying bird.
Also, and this is kind of morbid, turns out the reason they know it was flying so high is because one of them got sucked into an aircraft engine at that height…
P.S. look at the Mallard Duck overachieving on that list!
That’s fucking wild, wtf is a vulture gonna do at 37,000 feet. Ain’t no carrion up there buddy, overachieving ass bird smh.
“Leave me the fuck alone” or “maybe there’s something to east above that clouds” 🤷♂️
I guess it took a too strong current.
Vultures are badass. One of my absolute favorite birds to see.