Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with ...

and then the fossil vulture faded into obscurity and most of the rock samples were lost. All that remains today are blocks ...

What is the white-backed vulture? The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread vulture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognizable by its dark-brown face, long, white neck, and of ...

A turkey vulture standing on the ground can ... of the head contrasts with the ivory bill and dark feather ruff on the neck. Juvenile: the skin of the head is dark, the bill dark with a pale ...

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 ...