Vultures have to tough out uncertain risks from climate change extremes and urbanization, creating uncertainties about their ...

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 ...

When you're an indoor pet, it must be a little bit strange to see animals of your same species just... living outside. They live out there. They don't get snuggles or anything! That's insane, and in ...

Morning is often about watching wildlife here on Mt. Hoo. It’s more unusual when the wildlife is watching me. Looking out the kitchen window while waiting for coffee to brew, there was a huge turkey ...

With summer just around the corner, I would like to highlight one of my favorite birds — the turkey vulture. For me, they conjure up hot summer days as I watch them ride and circle in the updrafts.

Longtime Marin residents will remember the late Elizabeth Terwilliger’s famous mnemonic for telling the difference between a flying hawk and a flying turkey vulture: “V is for vulture!” A large ...

My wife and I were driving on a rural road in Bibb County in Middle Georgia the other day when I spied a dark mass on the grassy roadside ahead of us. “Vultures,” I said. “Ugh,” said my wife. I slowed ...

For the 25th anniversary of Something Wild, we share this archive episode from 2017, featuring former Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown. Something Wild was in Sutton to track turkey vultures discovered ...

With Thanksgiving coming up, people have birds on their mind. But today we’ll talk about the type of turkey in our skies year-round, and you wouldn’t want one near your table. People will often ...

While vultures are usually depicted as creepy, Lake Superior Zoo zookeeper Kelli Carroll has a serious soft spot for Morticia the turkey vulture. “She is my favorite animal in the entire zoo,” Kelli ...