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African Harrier-Hawk
Kaalwangvalk · Polyboroides typus
A slim grey raptor with a small bare yellow face that blushes red when excited. Its secret superpower is double-jointed legs that bend both ways, letting it reach deep into holes and nests to pull out eggs, chicks, lizards and bats. You'll often see it clambering over a tree trunk like an acrobat searching for hidden snacks.
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A grey hawk with broad wings, a bare yellow face, and unusually floppy, double-jointed legs used to probe holes.
Where to see it in Kruger
Woodland and riverine forest park-wide, often seen clambering over tree trunks, cliffs or weaver-bird nests.
Did you know
Its knees bend both forwards and backwards, so it can stick its leg into a hole and grope around for hidden prey.
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