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