By its simplest definition, a vulture is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion, which is the meat of dead animals. The media ...

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are large birds, about 23 to 27 inches tall with a wing spread up to 5 feet with white patches at the end of their wings. They’re mostly black with a black or ...

Black vultures are able to take over a carcass from their larger relatives through patiently waiting until a whole gang has been recruited, and then chasing off the turkey vultures as a group.

Black vultures have long black wings tipped in white, whereas turkey vultures have longer black wings with white trailing edges. Vultures cannot utter calls like hawks but can only hiss and make ...

Black vultures have been becoming more common in the Wayne County, Pa., area for at least five years. This one didn't mind the cats on this White Mills deck in 2021, catching a drink of water from ...

Spring is a period when many birds are on the move. This means it is a great time of year for birders to be on the lookout for rarities or ...

Conservationists have released five vultures back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa after they were rescued ...

89 black vultures were trapped and tagged near the Arkansas-Missouri border, ... The white tag was placed on each bird's right wing. Each tag has a visible number and letter, ...

Black vultures have become increasingly common in Texas in the past two decades, said Brian Mesenbrink, a wildlife biologist with the Texas Wildlife Service. The hybrid state-federal agency deals ...