Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...

Luis Orta was yelling in court during a bond court hearing on Sunday after he was arrested on Saturday in Coral Gables. Read full article: Police: Search continues after gunfight injures 2, pursuit ...

It's not exactly a compliment to be called a vulture. They circle overhead when disaster or death is imminent. They scavenge and scrounge, feeding on things killed by nature or man, feasting on the ...

I think turkey vultures are just plain awesome. They get a bad rap — they’re haunting to look at and they have some truly gross habits — but they actually perform a much-needed service. They clear out ...

A vulture soars overhead as three others are perched on the hillside at Cambria's Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo While backpacking decades ago in our Santa Barbara ...

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