Pariah Kite opens beak and sticks tongue out, in order to dissipate extreme Indian summer heat, in Delhi

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The summer sun and heat are so extreme in the Delhi summer that this Pariah Kite raptor or Cheel has to open its beak and stick its tongue out for some evaporative action, and cooling off, with its nictitating membrane actively opening and shutting. So harsh is the Indian summer on even birds! Pariah Kite opens mouth and sticks tongue out, in order to dissipate extreme Indian summer heat This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for yo