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By the Jinsha River in western Sichuan Province, southwest China, the winter sun rises languidly as the frozen earth is shrouded in silence. A huge pair of wings swoop by, and these belong to the Himalayan griffon, a raptor with a wingspan of up to three meters. In Garze Prefecture, the bird is a common sight. As it considers lifeless carcasses as a feast, it is nicknamed "highland cleaner."
For more:
Snowy Western Sichuan Series | Episode 1: Solitary Wolf
Snowy Western Sichuan Series | Episode 2: Angelic echoes
Snowy Western Sichuan Series | Episode 3: White-Headed Fox
Snowy Western Sichuan Series | Episode 4: Phoenix incarnate
About 'Journeys in Nature': Snowy Western Sichuan Series
Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is characterized by long mountain ridges, river valleys, lush forests and alpine grasslands. The region, however, shows a completely different landscape in winter. In this series, we take you to the frozen land to discover how the creatures struggle to survive the freezing season.
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