they are disgustingly ugly they are the ultimate antihero and something about
ultimate antihero and something about
ultimate antihero and something about that and draws me to them in some sort
that and draws me to them in some sort
that and draws me to them in some sort of weird morbid fascination and as she
of weird morbid fascination and as she
of weird morbid fascination and as she as I got to know them and start
as I got to know them and start
as I got to know them and start researching them start to understand
researching them start to understand
researching them start to understand them more I discovered that they are of
them more I discovered that they are of
them more I discovered that they are of all the animals in the world the ones
all the animals in the world the ones
all the animals in the world the ones that possibly in the most trouble
you get this sort of frenzied moment of
you get this sort of frenzied moment of the voters when they start feeding what
the voters when they start feeding what
the voters when they start feeding what I wanted to do was actually get into the
I wanted to do was actually get into the
I wanted to do was actually get into the car as some seabird Birds interact with
car as some seabird Birds interact with
car as some seabird Birds interact with each other inside of cars boxes they’re
each other inside of cars boxes they’re
each other inside of cars boxes they’re too smart they didn’t they could see my
too smart they didn’t they could see my
too smart they didn’t they could see my camera mile then I discovered okay if I
camera mile then I discovered okay if I
camera mile then I discovered okay if I get it right inside the carcass they
get it right inside the carcass they
get it right inside the carcass they didn’t really notice the camera anymore
didn’t really notice the camera anymore
didn’t really notice the camera anymore the image we got from it took three
the image we got from it took three
the image we got from it took three weeks and we only really got one out of
weeks and we only really got one out of
weeks and we only really got one out of probably 50,000 we look at vultures
probably 50,000 we look at vultures
probably 50,000 we look at vultures without a whole set of preconceptions
without a whole set of preconceptions
without a whole set of preconceptions what I had to do is is think of ways of
what I had to do is is think of ways of
what I had to do is is think of ways of presenting vultures to the world they’re
presenting vultures to the world they’re
presenting vultures to the world they’re the fastest declining birds in history
the fastest declining birds in history
the fastest declining birds in history they’re the fastest declining family of
they’re the fastest declining family of
they’re the fastest declining family of species in the world at the month Africa
species in the world at the month Africa
species in the world at the month Africa is now in freefall decline but this is
is now in freefall decline but this is
is now in freefall decline but this is all direct poisoning in Africa when you
all direct poisoning in Africa when you
all direct poisoning in Africa when you think the ecosystem South Africa you
think the ecosystem South Africa you
think the ecosystem South Africa you know elephants lions hyenas leopards
know elephants lions hyenas leopards
know elephants lions hyenas leopards vultures are actually more key to that
vultures are actually more key to that
vultures are actually more key to that the most they consume more meat than
the most they consume more meat than
the most they consume more meat than only other scavengers and predators put
only other scavengers and predators put
only other scavengers and predators put together imagine you took that out of
together imagine you took that out of
together imagine you took that out of the equation you’re going to throw that
the equation you’re going to throw that
the equation you’re going to throw that whole ecosystem completely out of
whole ecosystem completely out of
whole ecosystem completely out of balance
balance
balance what really saddens me is that even with
what really saddens me is that even with
what really saddens me is that even with us creating the biggest exposure of the
us creating the biggest exposure of the
us creating the biggest exposure of the vulture crisis ever done
vulture crisis ever done
vulture crisis ever done I still don’t actually think anything
I still don’t actually think anything
I still don’t actually think anything will happen fast enough to stop you know
will happen fast enough to stop you know
will happen fast enough to stop you know the decline they are wonderful creatures
the decline they are wonderful creatures
the decline they are wonderful creatures and we are killing them at such an
and we are killing them at such an
and we are killing them at such an extraordinary rate they’re probably
extraordinary rate they’re probably
extraordinary rate they’re probably going to be extinct within 5-10 years to
going to be extinct within 5-10 years to
going to be extinct within 5-10 years to cover the story properly I had to get
cover the story properly I had to get
cover the story properly I had to get shots in there in the bush meat market
shots in there in the bush meat market
shots in there in the bush meat market vulture brains and vulture parts are
vulture brains and vulture parts are
vulture brains and vulture parts are wanted in the witchdoctor trade because
wanted in the witchdoctor trade because
wanted in the witchdoctor trade because they believe it gives them the ability
they believe it gives them the ability
they believe it gives them the ability to see into the future and it was
to see into the future and it was
to see into the future and it was staggering
staggering
staggering the amount of dead wildlife that we were
the amount of dead wildlife that we were
the amount of dead wildlife that we were leopards lions bits of elephant black
leopards lions bits of elephant black
leopards lions bits of elephant black mambas honey badgers pangolins most
mambas honey badgers pangolins most
mambas honey badgers pangolins most trafficked animal
trafficked animal
trafficked animal the world at the moment you could just
the world at the moment you could just
the world at the moment you could just walk in off the street and buy any in it
walk in off the street and buy any in it
walk in off the street and buy any in it so I just you know I had to shoot I want
so I just you know I had to shoot I want
so I just you know I had to shoot I want people see them at their best which is
people see them at their best which is
people see them at their best which is when they’re fighting they’re covered in
when they’re fighting they’re covered in
when they’re fighting they’re covered in blood and they’re heartily repulsive
blood and they’re heartily repulsive
blood and they’re heartily repulsive because that’s how they are they’re
because that’s how they are they’re
because that’s how they are they’re wonderful for it but also want people to
wonderful for it but also want people to
wonderful for it but also want people to see them when they’re at their worst
see them when they’re at their worst
see them when they’re at their worst which is their head sliced open you know
which is their head sliced open you know
which is their head sliced open you know my brain so people got to see that
my brain so people got to see that
my brain so people got to see that otherwise they’re not going to get it
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