Caption

Barred vulture (Gyps rueppellii), flock of several adult birds feeding on the carcass of a dead blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and fighting with each other, one bird is feeding with its head in the anus of the wildebeest while the second bird is sitting on its back and attacking it at the same time, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Date

Jan 18, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Martin Grimm

Reference

BRK26B88_472

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.5Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.7in x 8.4in / 3800 x 2533 (300dpi)

Keywords

several many attack together head back Serengeti antelope Vulture Bird wild animal animal feed animal nature Tanzania Africa wildlife feed sit scavenger Accipitridae bird of prey feeding natural preserve carcass Wildebeest dead reserve Bovid dangerous group battle National Park gregarious animal Blue wildebeest Rüppell's vulture danger Mammal risk nature reserve adult East Africa Many Animals several animals second group of animals adult bird wildlife photography Serengeti National Park Swarm behaviour Wildlife Refuge swarm adult animal natural environment Hartebeest mature bird photography eating catching food bunch of numerous with each other animals in the wild food open air fauna eat raptor ingestion nature park cadaver Gnu protected area fight N.P. Common wildebeest Rüppell's griffon Mammalian venture Eastern Africa Serengetipark Swarming brindled gnu old animal habitat multiple plenty Wildlife fodder Naturpark dead animal sanctuary NP White-bearded wildebeest Rüppell's griffin vulture nature conservation area Serengeti Park flock of natural habitat conservation area natural reserve flock environmental reserve attacks heads backs antelopes Vultures Birds wild animals animal feeds animals sitting scavengers birds of prey natural preserves carcasses Wildebeests reserves Bovids groups battles National Parks gregarious animals Blue wildebeests attacking attacked Rueppell's vultures dangers Mammals nature reserves groups of animals adult birds Swarm behaviours Wildlife Refuges adult animals natural environments matures Common wildebeests Rüppell's griffons Mammalians Swarmings brindled gnus White-bearded wildebeests Rüppell's griffin vultures flocks feeds sits seated perched NSG old bird eats natural park fighting