The southern African population has dropped to fewer than 400 birds, mainly due to by poisoning, power lines and development ...

To bring one of the world’s largest vultures back from the brink, Shannon Hoffman is searching cliffs, collecting eggs, and raising chicks by hand.

The bearded vulture, or lammergeier, is one intense bird. It lives on a steady diet of bones and dyes its feathers blood red, giving it the reputation of one of the most metal birds in the animal ...

A jaw-dropping YouTube Short is giving viewers a close-up look at one of nature's strangest eaters: the bearded vulture. In the clip, the bird calmly perches on a handler's arm before swallowing a ...

Scientists in Spain analyzed the abandoned “ancient nests” of bone-eating vultures and found centuries-old artifacts, photos show. Photo from Sergio Couto via Margalida, Couto, Pinedo, Gil-Sánchez, ...

Vultures are some of the most unusual birds in the world. With so many species, there is always something new to learn about vultures. For example, the bearded vulture is an amazing species that has ...

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 ...

A 700-year-old sandal and several other hand-crafted cultural artifacts were found in the breeding nest of a bone-eating vulture in Spain, according to a newly published paper. The medieval footwear ...

In the cliffs of southern Spain sit "ancient nests" built by bone-eating vultures but left abandoned since the birds went locally extinct roughly a century ago. The "well-preserved" nests hid many ...

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