you’re looking at a glorious bird that
may just be the most unappreciated
creature on the African Serengeti this
is the rappels Griffon vulture I know I
know you hear the word vulture and all
these other words and phrases come up
scavenger death profiteer carcass
stripper but without the repels Griffon
vulture the serengeti would be one
colossal thrashing these vultures are
the cleanup crew and they have many
notable perches they’re the most
cooperative and most social of all
vultures they live together in large
colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs
they mate for life sharing parental
duties
both parents incubate the egg and they
both eat and then regurgitate the meat
they serve their baby a full-grown
rappels vulture can weigh over 20 pounds
it’s a huge bird that’s an expert
scavenger it will sometimes fly over 90
miles looking for a kill
this looks promising a hungry lion takes
a bead on a pair of Congo knee species
event
the Congo near distractible and the lion
the griffon vultures circle overhead
observing office knowing their timing
has to be just right they begin their
group descent believe it or not taking
down the antelope was the easy part for
the lion now it has to figure out a way
to hide the kill from all the beasts who
try and take it away
the vultures land preparing their
assault just as the vultures are
watching the lion some hyenas are
watching the vultures the lion tries to
chase off the hyenas but a certain
number of hyenas equals critical mass
and the lion ends up having to ditch its
booty which means the vultures have an
entire fresh Congo knee carcass all to
themselves even the hyenas can’t get
close when these vultures are dining at
nature’s buffet to the height is get the
bum’s rush when it comes time to share
the spoils in half okay now here’s the
after shot of the carcass they left
barely a morsel in fact their fuel tanks
are so full they almost can’t get
airborne
but airborne they get and they resume
their natural duty first Airborne
Division of the Serengeti cleanup
squadron
may just be the most unappreciated
creature on the African Serengeti this
is the rappels Griffon vulture I know I
know you hear the word vulture and all
these other words and phrases come up
scavenger death profiteer carcass
stripper but without the repels Griffon
vulture the serengeti would be one
colossal thrashing these vultures are
the cleanup crew and they have many
notable perches they’re the most
cooperative and most social of all
vultures they live together in large
colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs
they mate for life sharing parental
duties
both parents incubate the egg and they
both eat and then regurgitate the meat
they serve their baby a full-grown
rappels vulture can weigh over 20 pounds
it’s a huge bird that’s an expert
scavenger it will sometimes fly over 90
miles looking for a kill
this looks promising a hungry lion takes
a bead on a pair of Congo knee species
event
the Congo near distractible and the lion
the griffon vultures circle overhead
observing office knowing their timing
has to be just right they begin their
group descent believe it or not taking
down the antelope was the easy part for
the lion now it has to figure out a way
to hide the kill from all the beasts who
try and take it away
the vultures land preparing their
assault just as the vultures are
watching the lion some hyenas are
watching the vultures the lion tries to
chase off the hyenas but a certain
number of hyenas equals critical mass
and the lion ends up having to ditch its
booty which means the vultures have an
entire fresh Congo knee carcass all to
themselves even the hyenas can’t get
close when these vultures are dining at
nature’s buffet to the height is get the
bum’s rush when it comes time to share
the spoils in half okay now here’s the
after shot of the carcass they left
barely a morsel in fact their fuel tanks
are so full they almost can’t get
airborne
but airborne they get and they resume
their natural duty first Airborne
Division of the Serengeti cleanup
squadron
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