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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JWL</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Wildlife</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2997-2248</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Open Access Pub</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc>United States</publisher-loc>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">JWL-22-4074</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14302/issn.2997-2248.jwl-22-4074</article-id>
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          <subject>research-article</subject>
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        <article-title>Lappet-Faced Vulture, Camel and Raven of Red Sea of Egypt</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Samia</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed Kamal</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="idm1841887476">1</xref>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="idm1841887260">*</xref>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="idm1841887476">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line>Professor Dr. Virology department, Animal Health Research Institute, Egypt </addr-line>
      </aff>
      <aff id="idm1841887260">
        <label>*</label>
        <addr-line>Corresponding author</addr-line>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp>
    
    Samia Ahmed Kamal, <addr-line>Virology department, Animal Health Research Institute, Egypt</addr-line>. <email>selkabany@yahoo.com</email></corresp>
        <fn fn-type="conflict" id="idm1842199628">
          <p>The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.</p>
        </fn>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2022-03-08">
        <day>08</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2022</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>16</lpage>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>21</day>
          <month>01</month>
          <year>2022</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>04</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2022</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="online">
          <day>08</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2022</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© </copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2022</copyright-year>
        <copyright-holder>Samia Ahmed Kamal</copyright-holder>
        <license xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
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      <self-uri xlink:href="http://openaccesspub.org/jwl/article/1808">This article is available from http://openaccesspub.org/jwl/article/1808</self-uri>
      <abstract>
        <p>Camels imported from Africa enter Egypt at Southeast borders. Movement of life animals help spreading of transboundary diseases from endemic areas to free areas. Lappet-faced vulture in Egypt territory represents highly valuable gift of nature, it is recorded in Red sea zone of Egypt. Their numbers indicate vulture breeding rate was promising for such endangered species. The             Egyptian authority played a great role in              protecting this land from destructive behavior against wild life. The raven accompany                    lappet-faced vulture, while eating together, which indicates healthy atmosphere at their habitat.  This work performed while studying the epidemiology of this region and the impact of movements of live animals coming from Africa on trans-boundary              diseases. Lappet-faced vultures and Raven play major role in preventing transmission of infectious agents from camel carcasses. However, Vulture has strong digestive system that kill a wide range of harmful microorganisms. Moreover, these scavenge birds are considered dead end hosts for these                   diseases. The study provides vivid proof of the innate intelligence that distinguishes the raven, as well as evidence that the black bird possesses a common  language among themselves and between them and the Lappet-faced vulture. Lappet-faced vulture is         usually nesting at acacia trees &amp; mountains.  However some acacia trees showed defected growth as a result of the strong wind, such observation is of great importance to understand geography of such habitat. Lappet-faced vulture is endangered species and need more attention and care. </p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Lappet-faced vulture</kwd>
        <kwd>Ravens</kwd>
        <kwd>Southeast Egypt</kwd>
        <kwd>black birds</kwd>
        <kwd>camels</kwd>
        <kwd>acacia trees</kwd>
        <kwd>Red sea wild life.</kwd>
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  <body>
    <sec id="idm1841750284" sec-type="intro">
      <title>Introduction</title>
      <p>Several studies have been conducted by many researchers and scientists from all over the world on African vultures. Extensive studies were also conducted on the vultures that inhabit the Red Sea at the Arabian Peninsula. However, there are no complete studies on the southeastern region of Egypt. Most of the studies are in the Arabian Peninsula due to the availability of resources for scientific research and field studies supported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, because that country pays great attention to wild birds like Vultures <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842456868">3</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842542900">4</xref>. Newton &amp; Newton AV (1996) described the breeding biology and seasonal abundance of lappet-faced vultures Torgos tracheliotus in western Saudi Arabia <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842304548">5</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842300876">6</xref>. Shobrak, (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011) investigated the ecology of the lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotus in Saudi Arabia, role of avian scavengers in locating and exploiting carcasses in central Saudi Arabia, posturing behavior of Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus chicks on the nest which plays a role in protecting them from high ambient temperatures,              vultures in Saudi Arabia; Parental investment of the lappet-faced vulture during the breeding, and the changes in the number of breeding pairs, nest distribution and nesting trees used by the Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos                       tracheliotos in the Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area, Saudi Arabia <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842308220">7</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842284644">8</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842284572">9</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842287884">10</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842276868">11</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842274204">12</xref>.</p>
      <p>The scientist Sauer (EGF) and his team conducted many important studies on the wildlife in Namibia. The results of these studies included tremendous and very valuable information about vultures and their interaction with other species. It gave a complete picture of that             period and provided us with accurate information about vulture from all sides. Sauer (1973) write “Notes on the behavior of Lappet-face Vulture and Cape Vultures in the Namib Desert of South West Africa”. Sauer (1970) edited “Interspecific behavior of the South African Ostrich”. Sauer (EGF) &amp; Sauer EM (1970) write “Social contacts of         ostriches with other game in the inner                                         Namib” <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842273772">13</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842261260">14</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842255212">15</xref>.</p>
      <p>Bugnyar (2013) investigated the social cognition in ravens. He stated that ravens represent a promising case for testing the idea that sophisticated social cognition may evolve in systems with a given degree of social            complexity, as the raven (Corvus corax), a large-brained songbird developed high ecological flexibility and foraging skills. Focusing on two aspects of social life, competition over food and the use of affiliate relations or social bonds, he fined that the social system of ravens is complex <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842443252">1</xref>. </p>
      <p>Simone et al., (2020) described that Ravens             parallel great apes in physical and social cognitive skills. They mentioned that Interacting with particular                      individuals over time—rather than interacting with many individuals and/or over limited periods only—seem to be a highly cognitively challenging enterprise. Since ravens are well known are exhibiting a variety of socio-cognitive traits necessary to maneuvers successfully through their complex social world and have been suggested to be social rather than physical intellects <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842444836">2</xref>. The research also            described raven as a very intelligent and sophisticated bird to the point of comparing it to a flying monkey. It  described as being able to adapt to the environment and eat different types of food according to their availability in the environment.</p>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841750500" sec-type="materials">
      <title>Material &amp; Methods</title>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841750428" sec-type="materials">
      <title>Materials</title>
      <p>This research performed after obtaining the             official permission to enter this protecting zone. Catching the wild birds are prohibiting, while samples from camels were allowed. However, only authorized persons can              enter this region. Photography permissions only allowed in specific areas, which were related to the research. </p>
      <sec id="idm1841750716">
        <title>Site of Subject </title>
        <p>This research performed in the southeast Egypt &amp; the Red sea border at Halayeb and Shalaten district of Egyptian land.</p>
      </sec>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841748700" sec-type="methods">
      <title>Methods</title>
      <sec id="idm1841749636">
        <title>Camels</title>
        <p>Collect relevant data about methods of                     importation of camels at the point of entering the Egyptian land till arrival to the quarantine.    </p>
        <p>Observing without interventions in usual                    behavior of camel passages</p>
        <p>Collect data about the wild life &amp; birds norms at this region. </p>
        <p>Picturing &amp; recording the birds of prey that                 feeding on dead camel carcasses (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842287116">Figure 1</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842287476">Figure 2</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842288052">Figure 3</xref>).  </p>
        <fig id="idm1842287116">
          <label>Figure 1.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Prof. Dr. Samia Ahmed Kamal, Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image1.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842287476">
          <label>Figure 2.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Dabouka (group of camels) travel through desert, Halayeb, Egyp </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image2.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842288052">
          <label>Figure 3.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Camels at Halayeb, Southeast Egypt.</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image3.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841752372">
        <title>Wild Birds of Prey</title>
        <p>Scavenge birds in the village of Halayep,                Southeast Egypt which inhabit the desert areas and nest in the mountains along the Red Sea: The black bird (raven); and the Egyptian Vulture “Torgos tracheliotus” (J. R.                 Forster, 1796). </p>
        <p>The Lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos), is a species of Old World vulture in the Accipitridae family.</p>
      </sec>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841753020" sec-type="results">
      <title>Results</title>
      <sec id="idm1841752228">
        <title>The Target of Research</title>
        <p>observing the wild life that feed on sick camels. Recording the conditions of imported camels from Africa which passing through borders, and recording the wild bird that feeds on the dead camels. For Studying the               geography and ecological factors that would have direct or indirect effects on transmission of transboundary                  diseases, I was counting the numbers of carcasses of               imported camels alongside Dabouka passages that did not reach the Shalaten district for waiting in quarantine.  </p>
        <p>The study described some aspects about the           wildlife in southern Egypt (Red Sea District). It records an important aspect of the life and behavior of two of the most important wild birds of prey; the blackbird (the          raven) and the Lappet-faced vulture. It also provides some relevant observations about the natural environment of the area in question. It also provides an accurate                     description of the social behavior of these birds. The study provides vivid proof of the innate intelligence that                 distinguishes the raven, as well as evidence that the black bird possesses a common language among themselves and between them and the Lappet-faced vulture. This study also provides emphatic evidence of the social interaction between blackbirds and the Lappet-faced vultures. This study also emphasizes the importance of protecting                  wildlife in that area, considering it a nature reserve where hunting or attacking birds or wild animals is not                 permitted. It is fortunate that these areas do not have a population density due to the scarcity of drinking water and it is a desert and there is nothing in it that attracts people to live in them due to the lack of basic services. However, this area is a safe and suitable place for these important birds, because the Lappet-faced vulture prefers to live in quiet and safe places, which help the                      reproduction of this type of endangered species.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841751004">
        <title>The Black Birds (Raven)</title>
        <p>It was observed that huge numbers of black birds nesting in the quarantine areas in Shalateen village, south Egypt. However, some ravens were seen preying on dead camel. These corvids has a distinct characters &amp; sharp intelligence. These black birds have characteristics traits of ravens; all were black in color and attract my attention when they communicate with each other in language through the speech apparatus, the mouth and the movement of the beak (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842273876">Figure 4</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842271500">Figure 5</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842271284">Figure 6</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842270204">Figure 7</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842270420">Figure 8</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842251156">Figure 9</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842252740">Figure 10</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842248420">Figure 11</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842248924">Figure 12</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842246260">Figure 13</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842246188">Figure 14</xref>). These ravens were apparently developed certain social bonds with vultures, treating them with respect and communicate in a language (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842214252">Figure 28</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842189932">Figure 29</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188708">Figure 30</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188132">Figure 31</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188996">Figure 32</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842187340">Figure 33</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842186836">Figure 34</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842183308">Figure 35</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842183020">Figure 36</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842197780">Figure 37</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842196772">Figure 38</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842196916">Figure 39</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842195980">Figure 40</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842195044">Figure 41</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842194108">Figure 42</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842194036">Figure 43</xref>). Raven were distinguished by sharp eyesight, alertness, and thinking about the reaction (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842246260">Figure 13</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842246188">Figure 14</xref>). The ravens have pointed claws, thin legs, and strong beaks. The head is distinct and indicates the type and breed, where the forehead area has thick soft feathers as if it were eyebrows above the eye (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842246188">Figure 14</xref>). The color of raven plumage is identical to the colors of the surrounding environment. Their eye is dark chestnut and the third eyelid is white, while the pupils of the eye are dark. They appear to the far eye as black birds with a head relatively large for the size of the body and a beak relatively large for the size of the head. The way they fly is distinct, sophisticated, high-tech and smooth, its wings are long, and its feathers are harmonious and very shiny. Any observer can realize that these ravens speak among themselves in the language of speech that belongs to them and notice the language of the body movements accompanying the speech, as well as the movement of the throat and beak, the direction of the head and the movement of the wings, i.e. the interaction of body movements with the meanings of the speech (body language). They are brave and prudent at the same time, watching the intruder and studying to understand what he wants. Despite the fact that these black birds are not in contact with humans because they live in a barren and uninhabited desert, however, it became clear from their reaction to seeing the intruder that they care about his presence without panic or terror, but rather studying possible ways to understand the situation. The way these birds fly is graceful and beautiful and has a highly advanced flying technique. They fly and take a hawk-like position in speed, calmness and spontaneity. It is certain that the type and breed of these black birds is very pure and has its own unique hereditary characteristics. The total number of birds that were seen was completely identical to each other in terms of form and functional performance. Also, the habitat environment is completely pollution-free. The behavior of these ravens is indicative of the social development among them, as cooperation and communication are perfect, even the discussion among them indicates the development of this intelligent and social attitude. We do not exaggerate if we say that the behavior of these ravens indicates social upbringing and taste in dealing with other birds that live with them, interact with each other and share food. These ravens leave a distance between themselves and the vultures, talk to them and share their opinion, and it seems that they understand their common language, or a common language has been developed in this environment and their desert society, which is calm, dark, and free from noise, from humans and from dangers as well. These ravens are distinguished by their graceful movement on the ground. When it takes off and flies with its long wings, it looks great with its shining wings.</p>
        <fig id="idm1842273876">
          <label>Figure 4.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens (black birds) eating from slaughtered camel. Halayeb, Egypt.</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image4.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842271500">
          <label>Figure 5.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens body language, attention &amp; chatting. Halayeb, Egypt. </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image5.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842271284">
          <label>Figure 6.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens body language &amp; smart attitude. Both              ravens speak to each other indicating advanced social interaction and the presence of common language. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image6.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842270204">
          <label>Figure 7.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens discuss certain problem. A raven speaks while the other one listen carefully. Halayeb, Egypt.</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image7.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842270420">
          <label>Figure 8.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens continue arguing &amp; discussing the           situation. Body language indicates that both ravens try to find solution. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image8.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842251156">
          <label>Figure 9.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Two ravens discuss certain issue by using                  language apparatus, body language, complete attention &amp; the smart attitude, Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image9.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842252740">
          <label>Figure 10.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Raven speaking together with attitude &amp; body language. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image10.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842248420">
          <label>Figure 11.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens speaking to each other with indicative body language &amp; attention. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image11.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842248924">
          <label>Figure 12.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Ravens chatting together by using speech apparatus &amp; body language. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image12.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842246260">
          <label>Figure 13.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven (black bird) looking towards camera. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image13.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842246188">
          <label>Figure 14.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven (black bird) standing on the ground &amp; looking towards the camera &amp; its third eye lid is apparent as whitish membrane covering the eye, while the other raven standing upon camel &amp;  return to eating. Halayeb, Egypt.</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image14.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841713084">
        <title>Lappet-Faced Vulture</title>
        <p>The Egyptian Lappet-faced vulture, Aegypius tracheliotus (J. R. Forster, 1796), the old world vulture is nice, calm &amp; beautiful. These vultures which recorded in this research, has been live in the Red Sea regions since the time of the Pharaohs who had great respect towards them due to its distinguished qualities of strength, intelligence, greatness behavior, wisdom and beauty. All this I knew myself when I watched this wonderful bird. The lappet-faced vulture is a huge species, ranking as the longest and largest winged vulture. (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842242732">Figure 15</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842239996">Figure 16</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842240068">Figure 17</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842240500">Figure 18</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842253172">Figure 19</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842254612">Figure 20</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842221164">Figure 21</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842219148">Figure 22</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842218932">Figure 23</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842218572">Figure 24</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842217348">Figure 25</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842214972">Figure 26</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842216268">Figure 27</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842214252">Figure 28</xref>)</p>
        <fig id="idm1842242732">
          <label>Figure 15.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Five lappet-faced vultures waiting at the ground near a slaughtered camel. Halyeb, Southeast Egypt. </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image15.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842239996">
          <label>Figure 16.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Two lappet-faced vultures standing on the ground. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image16.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842240068">
          <label>Figure 17.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A lappet-faced vulture waiting on the ground, looking towards camera. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image17.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842240500">
          <label>Figure 18.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A lappet-faced vulture waiting on the ground. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image18.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842253172">
          <label>Figure 19.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Two lappet-faced vultures waiting on the ground. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image19.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842254612">
          <label>Figure 20.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> An Adult lappet-faced vulture standing on the ground. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image20.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842221164">
          <label>Figure 21.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> An adult lappet-faced vulture standing on the ground near acacia tree. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image21.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842219148">
          <label>Figure 22.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Three adult’s lappet-faced vulture standing near each other. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image22.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842218932">
          <label>Figure 23.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Three lappet-faced vulture standing on the ground &amp; looking at the same direction. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image23.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842218572">
          <label>Figure 24.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> An adult lappet-faced vulture. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image24.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842217348">
          <label>Figure 25.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> An adult lappet-faced vulture looking to the camera. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image25.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842214972">
          <label>Figure 26.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> An adult lappet-faced vulture looking to the camera. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image26.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842216268">
          <label>Figure 27.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> an adult lappet-faced vulture waiting on the ground. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image27.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842214252">
          <label>Figure 28.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven &amp; a standing lappet-faced vulture. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image28.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <p>Unless the Lappet-faced vulture is a bird of prey, but it is very elegant in its nature, they never attack               humans live in these areas and never threaten them, so his job is only to eat dead animals or harmful subjects such as the snake, land snails, scorpion…etc. They does not attack the camels that graze in the desert, nor does it attack dogs that live in the wild, nor does it attack the sheep that graze in the desert. For these reasons they are protected by           authority from hunting or killing &amp; deserved the utmost respect and protection. I observed that lappet-faced             vultures follow behavior patterns and system specific to their species to maintain the spirit of cooperation and live calmly without starting a fight with the rest of the species.</p>
        <p>Accordingly, food in considerable amount was usually available in this region. However, drinking water is a challenge in this zone even for human. Specifically in that hot weather, so that I think that the birds get drinking water from the closest place to their nesting place, so they may go to the Nile River, which is about 200 km away from this area, searching to drink water or find food, or they drink from the water of the Red Sea, this point need more investigation. Also, the Red Sea usually has some fish on its shores that were pulled to the shore and were              unable to return to the sea. In general, the food sources for birds of prey are numerous in this land, which is rich in natural resources. However, these areas are very poor in irrigated water. The vultures may drink from the water provided by the state to drink the camels passing on their usual way, as the local authorities provide a source of            water for the camels to drink, also, this point need more investigation.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841702076">
        <title>Adaptation in Ecological Environment</title>
        <p>Adaptation to life in the arid desert and the              scarcity of drinking water is a challenge. These areas are very hot in summer, and moreover, they are close to the Red Sea, and there are no trees or windbreaks, which are often heavily laden with sand.</p>
        <p>These intelligent birds must follow the strategy of identifying areas of food availability and scarcity and  nesting near those areas that provide them with food. Therefore, they nest near places and roads that move            caravans of camels from Africa and constantly monitor those areas and roads until they are ready when available, as in that research. If their nests are far in the mountains, they will not reach this place easily because they will           expend more energy that they need due to the scarcity of water and hot weather.</p>
        <p>The desert environment, especially the areas of the Red Sea, has reddish sand and brown and dry desert grasses. It also has short shrubs, as these acacia trees are affected by strong winds coming from the Red Sea surface in one direction, which makes them grow in one direction tilted towards the direction taken by the wind. This observation is very important when we want to know the direction of the winds in those areas, we can easily determine this by watching the direction of the growth of acacia trees. We can also learn from those desert shrubs that have accurate and free cognitive significance in determining the status of wind traps or taking advantage of the winds in related projects, or identifying areas suitable for agricultural or urban reclamation not only in the Red Sea regions but in any desert place. We should not put ourselves in the winds, that is, we should not plant in the winds, and we should not build houses in the winds. But we benefit from the wind in the work of clean energy projects and the exploitation of the wind in that, so the wildlife in those areas must be accurately understood and humans must move away from those areas as much as they can and stay in remote places where the intensity of the wind decreases and its intensity is diminishing. The urban development parallel to the shore of the Red Sea is not desirable, but rather it should move away inland enough and leave this strip to be enjoyed by wild creatures and achieve ecological balance (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842159900">Figure 44</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842159252">Figure 45</xref>). Those areas under study are quiet and free from noise, environmental pollution and humans. No factories, no wars, no evil at all. It is the strip of the Red Sea in Egypt, which is a pure and clean area. The birds of prey that were observed in that area are adapted to this calm and cleanliness, so we find them in the best condition in terms of health and racial and genetic purity. If we wanted to find the source of pure genes for those birds, vultures, and others, which were not affected by pollution, this is considered a huge source of those healthy genes. Therefore, those areas are nature reserves where hunting for these birds is prohibited. It is also not allowed to tamper with nature, and the authorities deal firmly and severely in this regard.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841701932">
        <title>Social Behaviors of Ravens and Lappet-Faced Vulture</title>
        <p>I recorded the mission of one of the ravens’ envoy to vultures: our observations recorded certain sequence of events happened between ravens and vultures. The first scene was ravens chatting about certain issue (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842271500">Figure 5</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842271284">Figure 6</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842270204">Figure 7</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842270420">Figure 8</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842251156">Figure 9</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842252740">Figure 10</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842248420">Figure 11</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842248924">Figure 12</xref>). The following scene was flying of one raven towards the waiting vultures, specifically a pair of them, passing two vultures and going towards the target of the mission. The camera recorded the scenes very clearly, raven envoy walk politely towards vultures, stand near them and directed his eyes and head to the vultures (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842214252">Figure 28</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842189932">Figure 29</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188708">Figure 30</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188132">Figure 31</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188996">Figure 32</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842187340">Figure 33</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842186836">Figure 34</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842183308">Figure 35</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842183020">Figure 36</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842197780">Figure 37</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842196772">Figure 38</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842196916">Figure 39</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842195980">Figure 40</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842195044">Figure 41</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842194108">Figure 42</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842194036">Figure 43</xref>). It is a mission which indicating the good relationships between the two species. Also, indicates that both birds are social creatures, that a common language would develop, and both birds are communicating by speaking.  </p>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841666572">
        <title>The Lappet-faced Vultures “Agony &amp; threat                               behavior” </title>
        <p>In this report, I noticed the behavior of threat shown by the vulture and the shape that appeared on it identical to what the scientist Sauer (1970) described in his research, where he drew the shape that the vulture looks like; the head movement, the body expression, and the general shape of the vulture on the ground and considered that this is an expression of a state of threat, anticipation and a sense of danger. It seems that photographing them caused panic, fear and threat. The vulture stands with its head bowed, as if its head reaches the height of its feet and approaches the ground. It moves his head inside his wings and looks to the camera (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188708">Figure 30</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188132">Figure 31</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842188996">Figure 32</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842187340">Figure 33</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842186836">Figure 34</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842183308">Figure 35</xref>). </p>
        <fig id="idm1842189932">
          <label>Figure 29.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image29.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842188708">
          <label>Figure 30.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A lappet-faced vulture (agony &amp; threat              attitude) &amp; a flaying raven. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image30.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842188132">
          <label>Figure 31.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A lappet-faced vulture (agony &amp; threat               attitude) &amp; a flaying raven. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image31.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842188996">
          <label>Figure 32.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven &amp; a lappet-faced vulture showing agony and threat attitude. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image32.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842187340">
          <label>Figure 33.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flying raven &amp; a lappet-faced vulture           showing agony and threat behavior. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image33.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842186836">
          <label>Figure 34.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven and a lappet-faced vulture showing agony and threat attitude. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image34.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842183308">
          <label>Figure 35.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven &amp; a lappet-faced vulture showing agony and threat attitude. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image35.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842183020">
          <label>Figure 36.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven towards waiting                   lappet-faced vultures (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image36.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842197780">
          <label>Figure 37.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A flaying raven landing on the ground (mission). Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image37.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842196772">
          <label>Figure 38.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Raven landing on the ground and walking  towards the vultures (mission). Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image38.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842196916">
          <label>Figure 39.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven walking to the standing lappet-faced vulture (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image39.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842195980">
          <label>Figure 40.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven walking towards the vultures (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image40.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842195044">
          <label>Figure 41.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven &amp; lappet-faced vultures (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image41.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842194108">
          <label>Figure 42.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> A raven &amp; lappet-faced vulture (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image42.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842194036">
          <label>Figure 43.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Lappet-faced vultures &amp; a raven standing            together on the ground (mission). Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image43.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842159900">
          <label>Figure 44.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Acacia tree with normal shape &amp; moderate growth. Halayeb, Egypt</title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image44.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <fig id="idm1842159252">
          <label>Figure 45.</label>
          <caption>
            <title> Acacia trees with defected shape and growth. Halayeb, Egypt </title>
          </caption>
          <graphic xlink:href="images/image45.jpeg" mime-subtype="jpeg"/>
        </fig>
        <p>Sauer (1970) mentioned that the threat behavior displayed in the communal area by Lappet-faced Vultures was essentially an expression of social status which might involve a displacing of another bird merely for showing social strength or maintaining an individual distance or place.</p>
      </sec>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841640476" sec-type="discussion">
      <title>Discussion</title>
      <sec id="idm1841640692">
        <title>Egyptian Black Birds</title>
        <p>The head of the raven is distinguished by the presence of dense feathers above the forehead,    well-defined, and the beak is relatively large, curved with a sharp and hooked end. Slender and larger than the rest of its species, the shape of the feathers in the tail seen as wedged in shape when flying. He has a distinguished            technical way of flying. The raven is all black, their                plumage is glossy black. His method of flight is fast, agile and alert, he flies intelligently and goes to his target with absolute accuracy, lands on the ground and then                    completes to his target, striving on the ground gracefully, directing his eyes to the target. The eye color is dark and has a bright white third eyelid in the middle of its dark black color. The length of its wings is large compared to the rest of its species, its flight is fast and the appearance of the wings is beautiful when the sun's rays reflect on it, the shiny black color of its feathers reflects the sun's rays giving a group of wonderful reflections. Research             references are full of valuable research conducted on the Raven. It was unanimously agreed on the distinct qualities that characterize this bird. The Internet is also full of             articles and videos that prove the raven's ability to speak and his ability to learn the language spoken in his               environment. As well as his accurate observation and strong memory of places and people, as well as describing his social and emotional behavior. </p>
      </sec>
      <sec id="idm1841640548">
        <title>Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotus (J. R. Forster, 1796)</title>
        <p>The scientist Sauer (EGF) and his team also            described how vultures interact with each other on the one hand, and on the other hand, how they interact                socially with wild ostriches that live in the same                  environment. He also described social understanding and cooperation between these species. He stressed that             vultures have social tendencies and interact positively, and that they are an amazing and wonderful creature.  Rather, the vultures follows a strategy that it learned from the experiences of life in the wild, and it trained                      generations on that, meaning that the traits were               transmitted through generations because eagles live a  relatively long life. He opposed the idea that vultures preyed on smaller animals, and he did not see it                      personally <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842273772">13</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842261260">14</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842255212">15</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842254492">16</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842250388">17</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842261980">18</xref><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842222268">19</xref>.</p>
        <p>Sauer EGF (1970) mentioned that “Watching              vultures in the wild is an ever captivating adventure. While studying the South African Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) in the inner Namib (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842287116">Figure 1</xref>), we recorded every encounter with Lappet- faced Vultures (Torgos            tracheliotus) and Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres). The lappet-faced vulture is a scavenging bird, feeding mostly from animal carcasses. In his "Birds of the World", Oliver (1961) calls the vultures scientifically interesting,               exceedingly useful and practical scavengers “but not very nice critters” <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842218236">20</xref>. Though vultures may be practical and not very nice, they are a group of fascinating birds that have stirred the mind of man since ancient times. Vultures include some of the largest of flying birds. By their keen senses they are able to locate carrion from afar and                 swiftly. This has sparked man's myth and imagination, but only modern science found answers <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842273772">13</xref>. Old World               vultures appear to locate carrion over long distances by sight, while the New World's Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) smells it from afar” <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842215932">21</xref>. </p>
        <p>Our observations are in accordance with Sauer EGF (1970) who stated that “McLachlan and Liversidge (1970) call the Lappet-faced Vulture "less sociable" than the other vultures. This may be so, but we cannot confirm it; in the Namib we found this common vulture often very sociable. It provided us with a wealth of information on its intraspecific social system and on its interspecific                relationships with other birds and mammals of the veld. Lappet faced Vultures consorted freely and                       peacefully –not only with their own kind but also with Cape Vultures. So we are not surprised to read that            Andersson (1872) called the Lappet-faced Vulture the "Sociable Vulture." Aside from its social behavior at the water sites and communal resting areas, we noted some of the Lappet-faced Vulture's nesting habits on top of acacia trees scattered along the dry washes on Tinkas and Hotsas Flats. The Lappet-faced Vultures lived socially isolated on their nests which they occupied and defended also during the non-reproductive season. The Lappet-faced Vulture of the inner Namib is a large, heavy bird whose enormous wings reach a wingspread 31 up to 300 cm.” <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842273772">13</xref>.</p>
        <p>Our findings are in accordance with Mundy (1992) who mentioned that “Vultures are renowned for congregating in numbers at a carcass. The Lappet-faced vulture has a wingspan up to 2.9 m. It should be easy to keep vultures away from airports, simply by cleaning up any likely food source. There should be no carcasses, no messy abattoirs, no bone dumps, nor even any rubbish dumps, within several kilometers of an airport. Vultures are among the largest flying birds to be found today, with wingspans up to three meters and weights up to 11 kg. They are famous for their ability to ride high above ground level in thermals; perhaps on occasion up to 10,000 m a.s.l. and they may even take advantage of jet streams.” <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842226300">24</xref></p>
      </sec>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841641196" sec-type="conclusions">
      <title>Conclusions</title>
      <p>The birds of prey especially scavenges ones like lappet-faced vulture and the corvids (ravens) plays major role in protecting the natural environment in Red sea zone of Egypt from dangerous contaminations by disease agents that transmitted through boundaries by live             animals movement. These birds consider dead end host for many diseases agents, moreover cleaning the                    environment from dead animal’s carcasses. So that,            protecting these birds considered vital method to protect the ecological balance of nature in the land.</p>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841640260">
      <title>Acknowledgments</title>
      <p>I’m really thankful to the great men of Egyptian army, for protecting this land and guarding our territory. I’m grateful for the tributes people that live there for their kindness.</p>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841638100">
      <title>Contributions</title>
      <p>I’m Dr. Samia Ahmed Kamal, the corresponding author; who did this research, designing it; investigate the areas, analyses the data &amp; collecting the literatures,               recorded the results &amp; discussing it, writing the research &amp; sending it for publishing.</p>
    </sec>
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