Vultures are a real-life type of bird-of-prey. Vultures appear in both the Jungle Cruise and Kilimanjaro Safaris.
Description[]
Vultures are a bird-of-prey best distinguished by their bald heads, white fluff around the base of their neck, and niche as scavengers. There are multiple species of vulture, with those in the African veldt most resembling Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli).
History[]
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Attractions[]
Club 33[]
Within Club 33 is an audio-animatronic California Turkey Vulture named, "Alfred".
Jungle Cruise[]
Vultures appear on the African veldt, perched on a tree nearby the lion pride where they watch the lions feed on zebra carcass.
Kilimanjaro Safaris[]
Black vultures can be spotted throughout the attraction but will not be acknowledged due to being resident to Florida.
Printed-materials[]
Skipper Survival Guide[]
Vultures (Swahili: tumbusi ngusha) circle overtop of Professor von Schlit's expedition.
Other connections[]
The Jungle Book[]
In the Disney adaptation of the Jungle Book, Mowgli befriends a group of vultures (for some reason designed as caricatures of 1960s British rock-band, The Beatles).
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