BOISE, Idaho — Vultures may not be the prettiest birds, but the role they play in the environment more than makes up for their looks. Saturday marked International Vulture Awareness Day, and the World ...

A comprehensive field study focused on raptors was just launched. Led by the Wildlife Institute of India, the study will tag and track 36 raptors across six separate species, including tawny eagles, ...

Picking through a dozen vulture nests, scientists discovered hundreds of artifacts, including a sandal that could be more ...

AWENDAW, S.C. (WCIV) — While many staff members of the Center for Birds of Prey will be busy with their popular Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE) flight demonstrations this weekend, the center's avian ...

Igor the turkey vulture spread dark wings like Dracula's cape as if to greet his audience with a "good evening" in a deep vampire voice. Yet Igor seemed to enjoy the daylight -- and the limelight -- ...

The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture, as its habitat does not extend into the New World or the western hemisphere. This large bird is native to the open plains and ...

Vultures have a bad rap. In movies and literature, the birds of prey are often harbingers of death and other bad things to come. “Vulture” can also describe a predatory or exploitative person. But ...

Pity the poor vulture. As a carrion eater, he has suffered from an image problem throughout his existence. His countenance is not particularly attractive, and he is naturally associated with ...

Hunched over, nibbling quickly, Kachina worked through a slice of pumpkin five times the size of his head. This was a treat, but not in the same way that people power through pie forkful-by-forkful ...

Over the past months, I’ve periodically covered the strange extravagance of birds in various dimensions: the fastest birds, the biggest birds and the smallest birds, for instance. Considering the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.