Drama in the African bush an Eagle and Vultures compete over a carcass
This drama played out near the edge of the H14 Road north of Satara Restcamp in Kruger National Park in the early morning. A Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) was feeding on the abandoned carcass of a male Impala that had been killed and eaten by a Leopard the night before. A critically endangered Whiteheaded Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) swooped in, and the Eagle retreated, allowing the Vulture to feed, which it did for a few minutes. The Tawny Eagle returned to the Impala carcass when the Whiteheaded Vulture flew off. Shortly after that it was driven from the Impala carcass again by five much larger Whitebacked Vultures (Gyps africanus), who stripped all of the flesh from the carcass in a few minutes. KNP2016 3 95 Tawny Eagle, W headed WB Vultures on Impala This video is being managed exclusively by Newsflare and is available at 1080p resolution. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player go to:
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