20.08.10
Warnings have been issued to Scottish pilots after a giant vulture, which is 4 feet tall, has a 10-and-a-half foot wingspan and can fly at up to 37,000 feet, went missing earlier this week. The Rueppell's Griffon Vulture was flying in a display in Cumbernauld when it was caught by a gust of wind. Its handlers at the World of Wings centre watched in horror as their star attraction soared higher and higher in to the sky and then disappeared.
It is feared the 7 year old female, called Gandalf, could pose a threat to planes. David Ritchie, director of the centre, said: ‘These birds have recorded heights of over 36,000 feet. Gandalf is a monster of a bird. She poses a genuine threat to planes.’ Air traffic control company NATS has confirmed that pilots taking off and landing at Scottish airports have been warned about the vulture.
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