Vultures play a critical role in the environment, cleaning up carcasses and acting as nature’s garbagemen. However, black vultures (Cathartes aura) are unique among New World vultures in that they are ...

The L.A. Zoo has cared for Cape vultures since 1985, and guests have been able to see these birds soaring over the zoo in the Angela Collier World of Birds Show. The new exhibit space will provide ...

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new ...