Flightless species of birds (such as ostriches, which are the largest living birds) tend to outsize any of the largest birds ...

A turkey vulture standing on the ground can ... Polytypic (4 ssp.). Length 27"; wingspan 69". Overall, it is black with brownish tones, especially on the feather edges. Legs are dark to pinkish ...

The LA Zoo will open a Cape vulture exhibit Friday, offering residents and visitors a glimpse of the birds native to Africa, officials announced Tuesday. Cape vultures, named for their South African ...

A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles Zoo to make its home in an exhibit that seeks to mirror the ...

It seems a lot of people are only interested in the glamorous or top-tier species of mammals and birds. For example, no one seems interested in mice, voles or shrews. You don’t see many ...

Harold the turkey vulture got caught in a gust of wind during ... Pryer said that although Harold was "a lazy bird" his six-foot wingspan meant he could have "glided for potentially miles".