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Nepal's endangered vultures take flight for new sportPokhara, Nepal (AFP) Nov 11, 2010 At a lakeside resort in the mountains of western Nepal, the paragliding season is in full swing, and local champion Kevin is training to get back to full fitness. His unerring ability to find the thermals that allow paragliders to defy gravity, soaring through the air with vertigo-inducing speed, have made Kevin a minor celebrity in the world of this exhilarating sport. Kevin, a four-year-old bird who was rescued as a chick after falling out of the nest, is the world's first paragliding vulture. ... read more |
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