And so the boldest birds compete furiously for access. As the crowd cackles and caws, a white-backed vulture snakes its head deep into the wildebeest’s eye socket and hurriedly slurps ...

Its mostly bald head helps the white-backed vulture regulate its body temperature during hot days and cool nights, as well as stay clean while it eats because feathers can trap germs. This large ...

One vulture head — dried, ground up and mixed with other ... Serengeti National Park involved lappet-faced, Rüppell’s and white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus); the latter two are critically ...