Turkey vultures live in a range of habitats, including subtropical forests, shrublands and deserts. They have bald heads so that when they feast on carcasses, blood and guts don't get trapped in ...

Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes. Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an ...

Photo by Bob Gress Turkey vultures can soar, using the Earth’s thermals, for several hours without taking a wing beat. What look like one large nostril on their hooked beak, is actually a bony ...

CHENNAI: In a tragic incident, a one-year-old juvenile White-Rumped Vulture, a critically endangered species listed on the IUCN Red List, was electrocuted near Thirumayam in Pudukkottai district.

Turkey vultures — sometimes called buzzards — are large, dark, hawklike birds with long, broad wings that often soar in groups. Vultures may have a bad reputation, especially to the uninformed, ...

So, which is it? Just how true are those statements in the natural world where competition determines who gets to eat, and possibly even survive? Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures ...

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The flight of the Turkey-Buzzard is graceful compared with that of the Black Vulture. It sails admirably either high or low, with its wings spread beyond the horizontal position, and their tips bent ...

He also talked about the recent Board of Commissioners meeting, which saw a complaint against a resident who has been feeding turkey vultures. The accumulating vultures have become a nuisance to ...