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 ...

“I got kind of at peace with not feeling like I was doing work that was in the Zeitgeist.” Photo: Marco Giannavola “I got kind of at peace with not feeling like I was doing work that was in ...

While fossilized feathers are typically found in ancient mudrocks from lakes or lagoons, this specimen was embedded in volcanic ash—an extremely rare occurrence.

But there was something special about the vulture couple, which would appear each year with a new downy-headed fledgling or two. “They were cute,” said Midgette. “They cuddled.” The Baltimore Banner ...

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Conservationist Sacha Dench visits three different vulture species, each with an extraordinary story of persecution and survival. In India, vulture populations collapsed by 99.9%, the sharpest ...

However, unlike eagles and other birds of prey, turkey vultures do not kill their own prey. The turkey vulture also often gets the blame for the black vultures behavior. The black vulture, which can ...