Laurie Rott took these photos of a group of adult turkey vultures she spotted in a neighbor’s oak tree in Golden Hills, when ...

Most folks don’t pay much attention to turkey vultures as they soar high in the sky; they only give us a closer glimpse of ...

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

Attendees were given the opportunity to engage with and learn more about turkey vultures during the event, which highlighted the environmental impacts of the bird species.

The ecosystem service that scavengers like this turkey vulture provide could help prevent the spread of disease from animals to people. Jon Nelson/Flickr ...

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Falcon parents McKeever and Judson were kept busy feeding and encouraging the chicks and chasing off the odd turkey vulture. Last year, three chicks hatched, but only two successfully fledged.

Black vultures crowd around an unconcerned black bear at Cameron Park Zoo earlier this year. Vultures perch on a light fixture at the zoo.

"That obviously hasn't worked." Black vultures, and their red-headed relatives the turkey vultures, are sometimes called buzzards. Black vultures are almost all black, with 5-foot wingspans.

Jury deliberations in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial hit a snag on their first day over concern that a juror couldn’t follow the judge’s instructions.