LOS ANGELES—The L.A. Zoo will open a Cape vulture exhibit Friday, offering residents and visitors a glimpse of the birds native to Africa, officials announced Tuesday.
Cape vultures, named for their South African range, which includes the Cape region, are carrion feeders, like other species of their kind. They act as nature’s “clean-up crew” by disposing of large carcasses that could carry diseases.
The L.A. Zoo has cared for Cape vultures since 1985, and guests have been able to see these birds soaring over the zoo in the Angela Collier World of Birds Show. The new exhibit space will provide a closer look at the vultures’ roosting and nesting habits….