Cape Vulture

Also known as Cape Griffon, Kolbe's Vulture

Cape vultures are massive, highly social scavengers that soar vast distances over southern African landscapes in search of large mammal carcasses. They nest and roost in communal colonies on steep mountain cliffs, relying on thermal updrafts to lift their heavy bodies into the sky. Adults use their keen eyesight to follow other scavengers to meals, where dozens of birds may gather in loud, frenzied feeding aggregations.