He spends a lot of time at his feed pad to fuel his 5000 lbs. around his habitat. The inquisitive meerkats will always have an eye out for danger when you see them scurrying about, digging for insects. But they will eat just about anything they can find to keep their bodies going. The lions are not really lazy, they are just conserving their energy because they don't know when they will catch their next meal. The clean up crew is next.
Vultures are sure that nothing is wasted on the savanna.
You can see them perched on their nest where chicks are visible in the winter. After all is said and done the soil takes bak anything left over and become the source of nutrient for the next wave of plants that will fuel the engine of life. The Phoenix Zoo. All Rights Reserved.