This bird Terrifies All predators
Transcript
00:00 You're looking at a glorious bird that may just be the most unappreciated creature on
00:09 the African Serengeti.
00:14 These vultures are the cleanup crew.
00:16 They're the most cooperative and most social of all.
00:20 A full-grown Rappel's vulture can weigh over 20 pounds.
00:24 It's a huge bird.
00:28 These expert scavengers will sometimes fly over 90 miles looking for a kill.
00:34 This looks promising.
00:36 A hungry lion takes a bead on a pair of topis, a species of antelopes.
00:43 The topis are distractible and the lion won't miss this opportunity.
00:48 The griffon vultures circle overhead, observing all of this.
00:53 Believe it or not, taking down the antelope was the easy part for the lion.
00:57 Now it must find out how to hide the kill from all the monsters attempting to steal
01:01 it.
01:03 Just as the vultures are watching the lion, some hyenas are watching the vultures.
01:08 The lion tries to chase off the hyenas, but a certain number of hyenas equals critical
01:13 mass.
01:14 And the lion ends up having to ditch its booty, which means the vultures have an entire fresh
01:22 topi carcass all to themselves.
01:26 Even the hyenas can't get close when these vultures are dining.
01:36 A cheetah and her cub are feasting on our freshly killed impala.
01:41 But a gang of vultures interrupts their peaceful meal.
01:45 A feline mob tries to scare them off.
01:52 She's no match for a flock of hungry birds.
01:58 Cheetahs will avoid danger and will leave if threatened.
02:04 Because vultures are opportunistic scavengers, they often steal other animals' kills.
02:13 However, everything was observed by this lioness, and when the chance presented itself, she
02:19 attacked the vultures and stole their stolen food.
02:22 (laughing)