The Himalayan vulture or Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture ... In flight the long fingers are splayed and there is a pale patagial stripe on the underwing. The wing and tail feathers are dark and contrast with ...Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed on a mountaintop to .... The work of disassembling of the body may be done by a monk, or, more ... not eat, or if even a small portion of the body is left after the birds fly away. ... The ritual was featured in films such as The Horse Thief, Kundun, and Himalaya.