Fly beyond the grisly stereotype of vultures to discover the real story of this misunderstood bird. World-class cameraman and expert naturalist Charlie Hamilton-James uses new filming techniques to reveal extraordinary personal lives and dramas. He tracks them across Africa, films them from inside a carcass, uses time-lapse and slow motion techniques to tease out complex behavior and stakes out cliff-top nesting colonies. This is a chance to really get under the feathers of vultures and to see the wonderful wildlife of the Masaai Mara from a new perspective.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 22, 2019.

Introduction: Vultures - Beauty In The Beast (2:56); --Eating Mechanics (2:04); -- Wake Behavior (5:55); -- Bearded Species Specialized Adaptation (2:18); -- Great Rift Valley Study (5:19); -- Community Feast (4:38); -- Sustaining Chicks (8:00); -- Endangered Family (6:03); -- Ecosystem Impacts (2:37); -- Extinction Threat (6:59); -- Credits: Vultures - Beauty In The Beast (0:30); .