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00:00 After catching a rabbit, this vulture started to feast on the prey in the backyard of a house.
00:07 The black-feathered predator pecks the flesh of the hunt to tear it apart.
00:14 Vultures are relatively silent as they lack a syrinx so they can only hiss, growl and snarl.
00:22 This committee of vultures was waiting for a jackal to finish feeding on his hunt to get some of it.
00:30 As soon as the jackal left, the vultures pounced on the impala, each trying to get a fair deal of meat to satisfy its hunger.
00:38 When they finish, only bones will be left.
00:43 This wild boar was like dinner served for this vulture.
00:47 The corpse of the prey was left on a rock when the scavenger joined and began feeding on it.
00:54 Vultures are predominantly scavengers but will occasionally kill small animals that are sick or dying.
01:00 The remains of this fox were left on these harsh plains, a great meal for this committee of vultures.
01:06 One by one, they landed and gathered around the small bloody corpse of the hunt.
01:12 Vultures are carnivorous and eat carrion almost exclusively.
01:18 They prefer fresh meat but can consume carcasses that may have rotted.
01:23 This hyena was spending his last breath when these vultures joined him.
01:26 Not to save of course, but to finish him for good.
01:34 And finish on its fresh meat.
01:37 Vultures have excellent senses of sight and smell to help them locate food.
01:43 And they can find a dead animal from a mile or more away.
01:48 After the huge corpse of this elephant was left behind, the vultures arrived to get their share of the hunt.
01:54 The opportunistic predators tore the huge elephant apart to get to the guts.
02:01 After their involvement, these scavengers will eat the whole of the prey.
02:08 (upbeat music)