Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...
One red vulture in Virginia perched on a tree branchOne red vulture in Virginia perched on a tree branch(Getty Images/iStockphoto/ablokhin) They’re big, heavy ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On 3 March 1876, large hunks of flesh fell ...
Vultures have to tough out uncertain risks from climate change extremes and urbanization, creating uncertainties about their ...
Every summer and early fall, Mary Larson Bishop begins scanning the skies over her Sierra Foothills home outside Fresno, California. Bishop, who's 85, keeps track of when the big dark-brown birds with ...
Migrating birds 'out of sync' and hungry | The remarkable migration of the black swift | How birds get their colors | Trouble in Arizona's Sky Islands | The turkey vulture as meteorologist| A need for ...
FELTON, Del. (WBOC) - It's a story that's for the birds - a whole lot of birds. The Chimney Hill Development in Felton has a big, bad bird situation. It's turned into not just a home for people but ...