The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.

Vultures have a range of symbolic significance across various cultures throughout history. Discover their meanings and the ...

Vultures eat carrion, feeding on recently deceased animals. By quickly consuming meat and bone fragments before they rot, vultures help prevent the growth of dangerous pathogens. Their stomachs even ...

Black vultures were feasting on a dead squirrel flattened by the countless cars that had run over it on a street by our house. The vultures ate up every morsel of what they must have considered a ...

Turkey vultures and other vultures spend hours preening ... Up north, he said, "They come for the animals that died in winter ...

He wanted to assure the public that turkey vultures were harmless, and only feast on animals after they have died, instead of hunting themselves. "He's very much used to human interactions and is ...

In April 2024, animal control officers in Watertown, Connecticut, discovered two black vultures in bad shape. The befuddled ...

Birds like ravens and vultures seem menacing, but are they actually misunderstood? Here's why spooky birds deserve more ...

Summer has faded and autumn has returned to the Tehachapi Valley, bringing with it the annual spectacle of thousands upon ...

Turkey vultures may vomit on a bird, animal or human if they get too close. It’s a defense mechanism and can be a powerful weapon. Michigan has more than 450 bird species throughout the state ...

The 11th annual Vulture Festival spread its wings on Saturday, Oct. 26 as Athenians gathered for a day of bird-themed and eco ...

those animals can potentially be injured as well.” Black vultures are the smallest of the vulture species, and their wingspan is much shorter than a turkey vulture or California condor ...