It is recognizable by its dark-brown face, long, white neck ... can reach a span of up to 7.5 feet. Its mostly bald head helps the white-backed vulture regulate its body temperature during ...

Turkey vultures, named for their bald heads and general resemblance to turkeys, are the most abundant of the trio. They’re found from southern Canada to southernmost South America. While the ...

Eventually, two lappet-faced vultures make their move ... Charles Darwin called the birds “disgusting,” with bald heads “formed to wallow in putridity.” Among their many adaptations ...

They may be back, but vultures still face many dangers. With a wingspan of up to three meters, the bearded vulture is one of the largest birds of prey in Europe. In Germany, the species had been ...