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White Rumped Vulture and Himalayan Griffon Vulture Sharing Carcass

Himalayan Griffon Vultures are winter migrants to Tripura, India. while White Rumped Vultures can be seen year wide. Due to heavy decline of their population due to cattle medicines and human interference they are very rare to sight. In this photograph moment both of the vultures started of fighting then shared the carcass for a brief moment and then the white rumped vulture took off.

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Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2022
Photo Location: Teliamura, India
Copyright: © Pinak Paul