A large endangered lappet-faced Vulture was spotted in Kruger National Park.

Footage shows the vulture sitting on top of a dead tree on Hippo Pools Road watching over the park for food.

Endangered Lappet-faced Vultures (Torgos tracheliotos) are the largest vulture species in southern Africa. They feed mainly on the tough skin, tendons and ligaments on carcasses, and are dominant over other vultures. Smaller vulture species often rely on them to break through the thick skin of large animals such as elephants and rhinos. This adult Lappet-faced Vulture was perching in a dead tree on the S27 Hippo Pools Road in Kruger National Park. It was disturbed as people in vehicles stopped to look at it, and after defaecating, took off and flew away.