Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) approaches a black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas) at a blue wildebeest calf kill, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) atop a zebra carcass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell long-tailed starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ruppells griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) adult and immature at a wildebeest carcass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vultures (Gyps rueppelli), on the carcass of a plains zebra in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) on final approach, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vultures (Gyps rueppelli) on the carcass of a plains zebra in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vultures (Gyps rueppelli), on the carcass of a plains zebra in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Rupellss griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppells griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppells griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vultures (Gyps rueppelli), on the carcass of a plains zebra in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vultures (Gyps rueppelli), on the carcass of a plains zebra in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) turns head on dead branch in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) perches on large termite mound in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) on topmost branch of tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) turning head on termite mound in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell long-tailed starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) perched on termite mound, Serengeti, Tanzania

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppellii), African white-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) and Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) by the river, Serengeti, Tanzania

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) and African white-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) by the river, Serengeti, Tanzania