![]() ![]() “They build a nest cup lined with grasses, and then they reinforce it along the edges with a thick ring of sticks,” says Rebecca Bishop, a Boise State University graduate student who has been on the hunt for these solitary nests in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park for the past couple of years. It prefers to fly and feed in smaller groups, and a brooding couple will often build a nest only for itself and tuck it away on the top of a baobab tree. But the rare, white-headed vulture is solitary, almost shy. Many vulture species are social animals-picture a kettle of vultures sharing a meal of a buffalo carcass, joining one another for a snack, and nesting together as a colony. 1 Among them, the white-headed vulture is a critically endangered species, with only about 5,500 individuals left in the wild. Scientists estimate that populations of several species of vultures in Africa declined by an average of 62 percent over the past 30 years. “They are employees who aren’t paid a salary,” Ruffo says jokingly.īut vulture populations across Africa are crashing. At abattoirs near Addis Ababa, where Ruffo studies vultures, the birds feed on offal and viscera. ![]() Vultures perform the critical function of waste removal and disposal of carcasses that might otherwise spread bacteria and pathogens. Even if that cow died of anthrax or hoof-and-mouth, the vulture could digest it and emerge unscathed. If a cow or an antelope should die in a forest or on a savanna, vultures swoop in, pick clean the bones, and then eat the bones, too, all in a couple of hours, says Ethiopian biologist Alazar Daka Ruffo, a consultant for Bird Life International. People often think that vultures transmit disease since they feed on carrion, but the opposite is true. Gorongosa, a haven for vultures, has a smorgasbord of options for the hungry scavenger. Despite their gross reputation, vultures serve as the janitors of the bush. ![]() And that feeling of general disgust sometimes affects how people think about vulture research and conservation.īut no matter how we collectively feel about vultures, researchers are sure we’re going to miss them when they’re gone. Instead, they serve as grotesque symbols of the hollowness of death, of exploitation, of benefits gained only by the misfortune of others. Vultures are almost never described affectionately in literature. Also glad to see that they finally released the ships.In his poem “Vultures,” the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe makes the scavenger bird a metaphor for the evil of a concentration camp. Glad to see that bombers got more attention over the years with cockpits and improved sounds and all that. I'm a free to play player through and through. Notwithstanding I always loved to unlock new bombers or exotic premium planes through free events. Now that they extended the timeline farther after the 1953 limit they had once, this is even more evident. I realized that they have little intention to add anything into the game except more vehicles. At that point I dropped it because I'm more of a PvE person and not very much into PvP that War Thunder focuses so much on. I just have not played this game in 5 years I think. I mean that, when you play them, do you get rewarded with eagles and make any progress toward unlocking new vehicles? I bought it a few years ago when it was added as 1 purchase I don't know why you need to buy each campaign separate now Thanks for the answer. ![]() Originally posted by Anderson:Do you get any rewards/progress if you buy/play only the campaign? Each campaign, Japanese and American, both come with a plane, golden eagles and a premium account for 15 days (30 total if you buy both campaigns). ![]()
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