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Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), and golden jackal fight over dead wildebeest, Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
In the Serengeti a golden jackal takes umbrage at an immature white-backed vulture butting in on its meal of dead wildebeest. Earthbound carnivores such as jackals and hyenas have limited territories in which to find food. Aloft, vultures have a much better view of the daily menu: They can spot a carcass 20 miles away.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), fight over dead zebra, Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
A Rüppell’s vulture lays claim to a dead zebra in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, while other Rüppell’s and white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) move in for a piece of the action. More vultures will likely join the banquet. They can strip a carcass clean in minutes.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), feed on dead wildebeest, Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa GoPro
To the accompaniment of buzzing flies, an adult Rüppell’s vulture burrows into the opened stomach of a dead wildebeest. Rüppell’s prefer organs and other soft innards. In the background a pair of white-backed vultures hang around, having already eaten their fill.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), fight over dead zebra, Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
An adult Rüppell’s vulture blindsides another, snatching some skin at the back of its neck. Aggressive encounters are very common when the birds are feeding, as each bird fights to secure and hold a choice position on the carcass. A vulture’s tough, stretchy neck skin means interactions like this one rarely cause any damage.
Faraday Muthi Market, Johannesburg, South Africa MM8223
A vendor peddles the skeletal remains of a lappet-faced vulture at a “muti market” in Johannesburg, South Africa. Demand is on the rise for vulture parts, particularly the brain, which when dried is rolled into cigarettes or inhaled as vapor. The skin of a pangolin—among the most trafficked animals in the world—lies on a bin on the right.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), in carcass – Panasonic lumix
A young Ruppel’s vulture reaches in to grab a morsel of zebra in the Serengeti. Older and more dominant birds have taken their fill of the choice meat, leaving the skin and bones for youngsters and white-backed vultures.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
Even Darwin called them “disgusting.” But vultures are more vital than vile, because they clean up carcasses that otherwise could rot and spread pestilence. Here a Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli) rips tissue from the trachea of a dead wildebeest.
After a few days in the ‘gut sack’ the Lumix was starting to rot. You can guess what that brown stuff is.
Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa Ruppell’s Griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii) and African whitebacked vultures (Pseudogyps africanus), Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
Inside a dead wildebeest, Ndutu plain, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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