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30 initial settlers, millions of descendants 🤯

This striking raptor is known by many names, including bone crusher, bone eater, and Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)! Bones comprise about 85% of this massive bird’s diet. To reach the marrow inside and to break its food into bite-sized pieces, the Bearded Vulture shatters large bones by dropping them from the sky. Fun fact: This bird’s gastric fluids are so strong that it can digest bone in about 24 hours! Photo: Richard Bartz, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons #animals #biodiversity #nature #wildlifephotography #birds

The 19th and 20th centuries were rife with upheaval. In the 1800s, slavery still existed in many parts of the world; Europe was in political and social chaos, from the Napoleonic Wars in the beginning of the century to the Russian Flu by the end of it; and many countries were fighting for independence from colonial powers. With the 1900s came the abolition of slavery in some countries and freedom for many colonized nations, but also other massive world-changing events, from the First World War and the Great Depression to the Second World War and the Cold War, along with everything in between.⁠ ⁠ Amid the chaos, writers of color emerged whose work was so powerful and influential that they transformed their home countries—but though their contributions were immense, many aren’t well-known outside of their nations’ borders. Here are six who deserve more recognition. Link in bio.