Lions cannot take down an adult African elephant.
But when one gets old or sick and dies they will guard the body to make sure they get it first.
And then they will feast
They drool over even the least appetizing bits.
Eating it involves a surprising amount of licking, which you wouldn’t expect to work well with meat.
Even when she uses her teeth it’s not very effectively.
The vultures sit in a nearby tree waiting for their turn.
Watching very intently for their opportunity
The next morning the lions were gone and the vultures had taken over the body.
They ate it enthusiastically, even though they had split open the intestine and it smelled absolutely disgusting to us.
The dingos also got in there and were taking back pieces to their cubs..
In a couple of weeks it will look like this one, with nothing left but skin and bones.
Nothing eats the tough skin.
