The Vulture ''Nature's Cleaner''

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00:12It's a fact.

00:14Animals die and somebody's got to clean up the mess.

00:17That somebody is Mr. Vulture,

00:19also known as the scavenger or the cleaner.

00:23There are a variety of vulture species,

00:26but the biggest vultures are the lappet-faced vulture in Africa,

00:30and the Andean vulture in South America,

00:32each with wingspans from 9 to 10 1⁄2 feet wide,

00:36which make for a beautiful chorus line.

00:38These vultures can live in the wild for up to 40 years,

00:42but with a female laying just a single egg each year after mating,

00:46she can become very protective of her lone chick.

00:53Despite their gruesome appearance and rather grisly job,

00:57the vulture performs a valuable service for the planet,

01:00and they will often range long distances from their nesting sites

01:03in search of one thing.

01:06Food. Glorious food.

01:09The vulture. Nature's garbage and music man.

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01:25The vulture. The vulture. The vulture. The vulture. The vulture. The