So they're fantastically good at detecting them; tawny eagles take them, Verreaux's eagles take them sometimes, the pale-chanting goshawk takes the pups.
That is what one particularly splendid species of the tawny eagle (Aquila rapax vindhiana) discovered recently when it was let free in the People for Animals shelter at Kengeri.
Natural predators of kori bustards include martial eagles, tawny eagles, Verreaux eagles, leopards, lions, caracal and jackals.
However, scavenging birds such as vultures, bateleurs and tawny eagles, all of which are very good at finding carrion, come down to baited carcasses and are poisoned.
Short-toed eagles, tawny eagles, spotted eagles, lagger falcons and kestrels are the commonest of these.