Immature African harrier-hawk (gymnogene), Polyboroides typus, at Ndumo Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (28872931582)

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Summary[edit] Description: It is able to hang upside down, twist its body, and peer into holes and under bark looking for reptiles and invertebrates such as insects and scorpions. It can even walk down a tree branch at a nearly vertical angle. It can do this because it has a 'double jointed' ankle which allows it to flex backward and even a bit sideways. It also has a behavioural adaptation, in that it can use its tail and wings, as well as its legs to brace itself in position as it seeks its prey. Date: 6 August 2016, 14:51. Source: Immature African harrier-hawk (gymnogene), Polyboroides typus, at Ndumo Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Author: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa. Camera location 26° 51′ 39.03″ S, 32° 14′ 48.93″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -26.860842; 32.246924.