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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Beach Buffet: First Observations of White-Backed Vultures

Ruben Portas, Ortwin Aschenborn, Piet Beytell, Mark Boorman, Holger Kolberg, Joerg Melzheimer, Emsie Verwey, Miha Krofel

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ruben PortasBiotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0686-0701
Ortwin AschenbornLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Department of Evolutionary Ecology Berlin Germany.
Piet BeytellMinistry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Directorate of Scientific Services Windhoek Namibia.
Mark BoormanVultures Namibia Swakopmund Namibia.
Holger KolbergVultures Namibia Swakopmund Namibia.
Joerg MelzheimerLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Department of Evolutionary Ecology Berlin Germany.
Emsie VerweyHoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Research Centre, Wilderness Windhoek Namibia.
Miha KrofelBiotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-5219

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vultures are avian obligate scavengers which provide important ecosystem services by efficiently removing carcasses from the landscape. Some species are now being observed feeding in coastal environments where they consume marine carcasses (i.e., whales, dolphins, seals and fish). On the African continent, only two species thus far have been reported to feed in the coastal ecosystems: the Lappet-faced Vulture (

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carcassGyps africanusmarine carrionscavengingvultures

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PMID41810097
PMCPMC12968060

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