A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

An Advance/SILive.com reporter spotted turkey vultures gobbling up a dead opossum on Hylan Boulevard in early May.

The Vulture has been a fixture at Bloomsday at the top of Doomsday Hill since 1987. Unlike real turkey vultures, there have been no reports of the Bloomsday Vulture eating any carrion.

A pair of turkey vultures has officially overstayed its welcome in a Blue Springs neighborhood. Neighbors have exhausted every other option to get rid of the birds.

A turkey vulture flies above its roost on the roof of Old Main on the University of Wyoming campus. UW’s Biodiversity Institute invites community members from across the state to share their ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A turkey vulture in trouble is getting the help it needs at a Miami wildlife hospital. The injured bird is no ordinary patient at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. Officials said ...

Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes.

The 11th annual Vulture Festival spread its wings on Saturday, Oct. 26 as Athenians gathered for a day of bird-themed and eco-educational activities.

The humble turkey vulture plays a vital role in keeping the land clean and diseases at bay. It also acts like an avian weathervane.

Turkey vultures are unusual for a bird in having an exceptional sense of smell, which helps lead them to dead prey hidden beneath tree cover. A turkey vulture with silvery wingtips soars above the ...