African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) died naturally on the banks of a river and attacked by vultures, Kruger NP, South Africa

loxodonta africana african elephant loxodonta africana river stream eat posing competition rivalry inter specific overview sequence scavenger kruger national park loxodonta corpse biosphere reserve gyps biodiversity bank rive vulnerable national park transborder park may old world vulture great limpopo transfrontier park several species african elephants loxodonta africana rivers stream eating feed feeding eaten swallow swallowing swallowed posed pose settlings settling competitor competitors compete competing competitions rivalry competitions rivalries inter specific overviews global sight global sights full length series sequences step steps scavengers corpses cadaver cadavers dead bodies dead body biosphere reserves biodiversities biological diversity biological diversities water edge banks rive water edges vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks old world vultures different species elephant ungulate mammal wild animal body of water freshwater wetland area area relation between species species shot necrophage diet pattern limpopo province south africa southern africa africa elephantidae proboscidea mammalia synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota death behavior environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment accipitridae falconiformes aves tetrapoda threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites vulture prey diurnal bird bird enumeration