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most people think that vultures are pros

most people think that vultures are pros at ravaging carcasses but sometimes they

at ravaging carcasses but sometimes they

at ravaging carcasses but sometimes they have to take a backdoor approach

have to take a backdoor approach

have to take a backdoor approach vultures often just aren’t strong enough

vultures often just aren’t strong enough

vultures often just aren’t strong enough to break into the hide of an animal

without larger scavengers to help them

without larger scavengers to help them out

out

out vultures have to go for the softest part

vultures have to go for the softest part

vultures have to go for the softest part of the carcass first like the eyeballs

of the carcass first like the eyeballs

of the carcass first like the eyeballs and the button that’s happening more and

and the button that’s happening more and

and the button that’s happening more and more often where things like hyenas and

more often where things like hyenas and

more often where things like hyenas and jackals are hunted by humans and there

jackals are hunted by humans and there

jackals are hunted by humans and there aren’t any left to help the vultures get

aren’t any left to help the vultures get

aren’t any left to help the vultures get a carcass open

so even if you don’t care about

so even if you don’t care about protecting the larger scavengers let’s

protecting the larger scavengers let’s

protecting the larger scavengers let’s do the vultures a solid so they don’t

do the vultures a solid so they don’t

do the vultures a solid so they don’t have to go through the but so one thing

have to go through the but so one thing

have to go through the but so one thing that really surprised me was from 1970

that really surprised me was from 1970

that really surprised me was from 1970 to 2010 you know in 40 years we’ve lost

to 2010 you know in 40 years we’ve lost

to 2010 you know in 40 years we’ve lost over half our wildlife populations

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