Vulture

Vultures are birds that appear in The Lion King franchise.
== Information ==
White-backed vultures are scavengers that feed off of large animal carcasses in Africa. They have excellent eyesight and use their large wings to soar and circle for long periods of time. These vultures breed at the start of the dry season. Both parents feed the chicks. The species is suffering due to habitat loss, poisoning, and more.
Lappet-faced vultures are distributed throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, found in savanna, thornbush, plains, deserts, and mountain slopes. It scavenges from animal carcasses and is known to assert dominance over other vultures, as they are very powerful and aggressive. They are solitary animals, though groups of up to fifty individuals have been recorded in congregations.
Bearded vultures are distributed throughout mountainous regions, found near meadows, cliffs, wadis, and high steppe, preferring desolately populated areas. It scavenges for the remains of dead animals and lives on a diet of bones compared to meat, processing the bones by breaking them down into smaller pieces and gaining access to the marrow. Sometimes, the bearded vulture will attack live prey, such as tortoises.
The vultures seen in The Lion King franchise are most likely white-backed vulture (scientific name Gyps africanus) as those species of Old World vultures have a white neck ruff seen in The Lion King franchise.
White-backed vultures have short feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers, along with a white neck ruff. The adult's whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage while juvenile vultures are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms (9.3–16 lb), it is 94 cm (37 in) long and has a 218 cm (86 in) wingspan.
The lappet-faced vulture is huge and is blackish above with strong contrasting white thigh feathers. The underside can be pure white or buff-brown. Like many vultures, it has a bald head, and the combination of the colorful head and fleshy folds is distinctive.
Contrasting other vultures, the bearded vulture does not have a bald head, having a small head with a thick, elongated, powerful, and slender neck. Adults are whitish, rusty, and gray in color with a creamy forehead and a black band across the eyes and bristles under the chin. The tail feathers and wings are gray.
==Appearances in Fanfictions==
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==Vultures on the Wiki==
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