Field guide captures vulture and warthog bonding in Kruger
The vulture was seen grooming the warthog in the captured moment, which is a first for the field guide and dubbed as seemingly unique by social media users.
A field guide has shared his delight at capturing a bonding moment between a white-headed vulture and a warthog at the Sweni Waterhole in the Kruger National Park.
Taking to the SANParks – Kruger National Park Facebook page on Wednesday, the guide, Matthew Mc Donald, shared his photograph and said that while he spends most of his days in the Kruger, this moment is one of his highlights.
“We think we have seen or learnt it all, and it’s these moments that make working in the bush even more grateful,” said Mc Donald.
He added that the vulture was seen giving the warthog a “good groom”.
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By Thursday afternoon, nearly 700 people had reacted positively and with shock at the post.
Many of the people who commented on the post believed it to be a unique sighting. One of the people who commented had also contacted the Hawk Conservancy Trust in the United Kingdom, who apparently work with white-headed vultures in South Africa, in a bid to find out how unique the bond McDonald captured really is.
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– Caxton News Service
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