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This bad-tempered fella would have preferred to dine alone on the Serengeti. Unfortunately, he couldn't drive everybody off at the same time. As soon has he chased off one friend, another moved in for a bite.
We watched, amused, as this greedy game of "get your head out of my cape buffalo" went on and on.
Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is an efficient garbage collector of East Africa. While preferring fresh kills, this scavenger will fuss over rotting ones too.
Yuck.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a shot of two vultures sitting on the ground by a kill. Here's another one sitting on a dead tree in the Serengeti.
A mature Rüppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is huge. Individuals like this can have a wingspan of 8 feet and live up to 50 years!
I know he's not very cuddly, but he needs help. This species is considered critically endangered.
(HT to Ken Gawne for his photo assistance!)
