I hope someone knows about savanna wildlife.
You often, in TV features about wildlife see predators having to ward off scavengers from their catch. Generally, they just growl and slash at them.
Today I saw a feature about a cheetah mother struggling to feed a litter of six (!) cubs. While they were eating she chased away the gathering vultures.
I started to wonder why she didn't kill a few of them. Pretty free food as they walked (well, lurched) right up close. A vulture looks big, but it it only weighs some three kg. So the 15 times heavier cheetah should have no trouble killing it, even if it has a sharp beak.
Do vultures taste very bad or something?
Hans
You often, in TV features about wildlife see predators having to ward off scavengers from their catch. Generally, they just growl and slash at them.
Today I saw a feature about a cheetah mother struggling to feed a litter of six (!) cubs. While they were eating she chased away the gathering vultures.
I started to wonder why she didn't kill a few of them. Pretty free food as they walked (well, lurched) right up close. A vulture looks big, but it it only weighs some three kg. So the 15 times heavier cheetah should have no trouble killing it, even if it has a sharp beak.
Do vultures taste very bad or something?
Hans
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