07 June, 2017

Vultures: Kings of the Dead | WILD NATURE



EATER OF THE DEAD The only land-based vertebrates that can thrive solely on scavenging, vultures are crucial to ecosystem balance. Because they can quickly devour large amounts of flesh and their stomach acids neutralise pathogens, vultures may help limit the spread of bacteria and diseases such as anthrax and rabies. But their numbers have been plummeting worldwide, with several populations at risk of collapse. #Birds