Griffon vulture Borko returns to motherland after a journey: He has been spotted in the Uvac Canyon

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Griffon vulture Borko, who hatched in the Radonja colony in 2020, hac returned to Serbia after a "tour" abroad.

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"He flew to Greece and Bulgaria, the eastern Rhodopes, where he had been until a few days ago. He was recorded in eastern Greece and eastern Bulgaria. Borko was photographed on March 28 in western Bulgaria, and then we thought, he's coming back home," announced the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation.

As soon as on April 8, he was spotted in the Uvac Canyon.

Young griffon vultures roam the Balkans and the Arabian Peninsula, but return to their motherland after two, and sometimes after five years.-q

Until they turn five, they behave like teenagers

Until the age of five, griffon vultures behave like true teenagers, travel the world and fly everywhere. When they reach full maturity, they find a partner and stay with them for the rest of their lives. If something happens to one of them, they do not look for another partner and remain alone.

According to the data obtained on the basis of monitoring, 62 percent of griffon vultures return to their native colony in Uvac and nest there, while 38 percent choose another colony.

(Telegraf.rs)