In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome, farm workers discovered something extraordinary. While ...

This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about fossilization, suggesting that more ancient treasures may be hidden in ...

One vulture head — dried, ground up and mixed with other herbs — can treat up to 300 people, according to Sita, as only a small amount is used. The heads sell for relatively low prices ...

They can strip a carcass clean in minutes. Blood drips from a Rüppell’s vulture’s beak as it pauses mid-meal. The neck and head of Rüppell’s are sparsely feathered, the better to keep gore ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...

A turkey vulture standing on the ground can ... Legs are dark to pinkish in color, the head unfeathered. Adult: the red skin color of the head contrasts with the ivory bill and dark feather ...

In February 2013, local villagers informed staff of WWF and the Cambodian Government’s Forestry Administration that two more chicks of the critically endangered Red-headed Vulture hatched in a nest on ...

The purpose of the vulture's 'beard' has been a long-standing mystery, but new photographic analysis suggests a potential ...

Thus, in the 1970s, biologists from the Frankfurt Zoological Society and elsewhere decided to try to reestablish a bearded vulture population in the Alps by introducing captive-bred birds into the ...

The preliminary count for Wayanad alone totalled 476 vulture sightings. Specifically, initial figures indicate over 90 White-rumped vultures, 17 Red-headed vultures, and 6 Indian vultures were ...