The vast savannah in Africa is hot, and there is no natural refrigerator in the polar regions to keep fresh food. Animals will soon turn into carrion after they die, so there are many animals that eat carrion.
Vultures are naked-eye reconnaissance planes in the sky. An African vulture finds carrion, which means that in a very short period of time, a group of companions will gather around the carcass to feast on it. They surround the food in a terrifying formation, trying to dissuade other competitors from coveting it. On the periphery of the "table", tall bald storks are often seen, and they bow their heads from time to time to pick up the minced meat scattered on the ground.
The wattled vulture is the strongest vulture in nature, and the only one that can tear apart carrion's fur with its powerful beak. The person who finds the carrion first may not have absolute possession. In the face of the fierce attack of the wattle vulture, the African vulture will consciously give way and wait patiently on the side.
The bald stork is a tall and cumbersome wading bird of the stork family, the genus stork. Although bald storks and vultures belong to the same "bald generation" animals, their diets are different: the former likes to eat the muscles of dead animals, while the latter mainly eats the internal organs of dead animals. Both have their own advantages and take what they need, so there is rarely a time of conflict.
The vulture family's old neighbor, the hyena, is a wise man who is good at summarizing life experience. They can accurately identify the signals sent by the vulture scouts in the air, and they will arrive at the scene quickly. In the face of the fierce-looking wattled vultures, hyenas are like entering a "land without birds", they can always squeeze into the circle at once, occupy the center of the "dining table" and go in and out freely. If the hyenas are of a certain size, the wattle vultures will have to join the ranks of the waiters.
During the dry season, when food is scarce, the graceful lion is sometimes forced to join the ranks of scavengers. If the lions are of a certain size, the hyenas will choose to wait just like the vultures, waiting for the lions to leave when they are hungry. On the periphery of the "table", tall bald storks are often seen, and they bow their heads from time to time to pick up the minced meat scattered on the ground.
Without intervening in the center of power, without following the sequence of struggles, no matter who wins or loses, you will always get a share of the pie. In the case that their own strength is not strong enough, the bald stork can make a difference and stand aside, which is a kind of wisdom and strategy for survival.
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