Title

Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotus)

Caption

Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotus), aggressive approach to a carcass of a Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) and White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Date

Sep 13, 2006

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Dressler

Reference

BRK18B84_334

Model release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50,0Mb (1,2Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5122 x 3415 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa African Botswana Botswanan Burchell's Zebra Burchell's Zebras Chobe National Park Common Zebra Diurnal birds of prey Lappet-faced Vulture Mammal Mammalian Mammals Many Animals No People Nubian Vulture Nubian vultures Odd-toed ungulates Old World vultures Plains Zebras Southern Africa Vultures White-backed vulture White-backed vultures aggressions aggressive animal behavior animal behaviour animal feeds animals animals in the wild animals of prey approach approaches bait behaviour belligerent birds of prey cadaver capture captured capturing carcass carcasses carrion dead animal deaths fauna feed feeding feeds group groups habitat hierarchies hierarchy in the air ingestion land landing landings lands mid air national parks natural environments natural habitat natural preserves nature reserves no one nobody numerous postures protected area raptor reserves rivalry sanctury scavengers search for food several animals spread wing wild animals wings zebras Old World vulture Plains Zebra aggression animal animal of prey attack position behavior dead flies fly flying group of animals groups of animals in flight many national park wild animal Accipitridae Vulture attack attacking attacks death natural environment nature reserve posture prey spreading wing wildlife wildlife photography zebra Diurnal bird of prey Odd-toed ungulate Perissodactyla animal feed foraging natural preserve outspread preying preys reserve scavenger wing bird of prey spread out spreading out spreads out