Native to Africa, the white-backed vulture lives in much of Namibia and South Africa, as well as the tropical forests of West Africa, and is found at elevations as high as 10,000 feet.

Scientists estimate that a turkey vulture can eat up to 111 pounds of carrion in a year. The first Saturday in September each year is International Vulture Awareness Day.

Manakin/iStock via Getty Images. In captivity, lammergeiers can live to the ripe old age of 45. The average lifespan of a wild vulture is only 21.4 years, but that factors in the untimely deaths ...

Vulture spotted wild in South Wales - pictures. There must be some dead wildebeest around here somewhere. By. Mirror.co.uk. 00:00, 16 Jun 2010; Updated 03:48, 27 Jan 2012; ...