Vultures are a large bird with wide wings of prey known for scavenging on carrion (dead animals). They belong to a scientific group of birds called Cathartidae, a Greek word for purifier.

A 13-million-year-old leg bone from an enormous flightless bird carries crocodilian tooth marks, showing South America was ...

One day in the Middle Miocene, some 11 million to 16 million years ago, a roughly 4.8-metre-long caiman ate a terror bird 1.

One small bird produces a call so loud, it rivals a rock concert and it's officially the loudest sound in the animal kingdom. This video explores how the white bellbird stuns mates and scientists ...

Researchers have found evidence of a titanic tussle between a terror bird and a large caiman in Colombia's ancient La Venta ...

The insect world is replete with invisible wonders – from the praying mantis and big cats to octopuses and cuttlefish. They ...