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.

Turkey vultures have a major PR problem. Many people view them as black-feathered villains with menacing bone-colored beaks that skulk on tree branches and circle the skies waiting for animals and ...

A Blue Springs neighborhood has a turkey vulture problem. The birds have damaged homes and vehicles -- so neighbors are seeking help from wildlife experts.

Turkey vultures have many gross habits. They defend themselves by vomiting powerful stomach acids, and they pee and defecate on their feet to cool themselves down. (It’s called urohidrosis.) ...

Residents of a Cumberland County borough are complaining about vultures that are damaging property.The birds are flocking to Carlisle.One resident said her biggest gripe about the turkey vultures ...

Turkey vultures are often observed "kettling" where a group soars in circles, often riding thermals, to conserve energy and gain altitude for long-distance travel.

Birds Turkey vultures in California are testing positive for rat poison Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

Seen as harbingers of death and disease, staples of horror films and Halloween decor, vultures actually play an important role in nature.

A Florida fishing guide and his clients found around 150 vultures that were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after falling out of the sky.

Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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