(Wings Over the Serengeti)

Content: Any unlucky carcass is dispatched in a matter of minutes by a feeding frenzy that attracts jackals and hyenas along with vultures. Scavenging insects swarm over the remaining bones and horns. While this film focuses primarily on the griffin vulture (“nature’s undertaker”), it considers the role of all scavengers in this harsh ecosystem. Generally despised as harbingers of death, they actually help maintain the health of the savannah by disposing of waste and returning nutrients to the soil.

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Documentary

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

1995

Production companies:

National Geographic Television,

National Geographic Films,

National Geographic

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