If you saw a vulture calmly walking beside a man, hopping onto his arm, and hanging around like a loyal pet, you’d assume it was a one-off stunt. But this is real life for a Brazilian animal trainer ...

Bearded vultures are unusual birds. Their diet consists primarily of bones, which they sometimes drop from great heights to break into smaller, bite-sized pieces. They deliberately change the color of ...

Bearded vultures build giant, elaborate nests that are passed down from generation to generation. And according to a new study, some of these scavengers have collected bits and bobs of human history ...

NEW YORK — A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers.