A fossilized vulture feather reveals how volcanic ash can turn fragile tissues into stone with astonishing detail.

Some 15 Griffon vultures from Spain have been released into the wild in Cyprus to help revive the east Mediterranean island's population that's dropped to just 8-10 birds because of deliberate ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli was captured by rebel forces after crossing the border into Syria before being released and returning home. But this former captive has talons and a massive wingspan.

As each year passes, if you’ve found yourself preferring to spend your nights and weekends in familiar haunts rather than exploring new places and meeting new people, you might be surprised to learn ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A Eurasian Griffon vulture, which last visited Madhya Pradesh in the previous winter season from Kazakhstan and was geo-tagged by forest officials in, late March, is now on ...

For over a decade, scientists have been mesmerized by a prehistoric vulture fossil unraveled in the Colli Albani volcanic complex near Rome in 1889. Unlike classic fossils, the specimen retained ...

The Dallas Zoo welcomed its newest addition, a Rüppell’s griffon vulture chick, on March 15. The baby bird hatched to vulture parents Jordan and Sassafras, who the zoo said are loving and devoted to ...

At the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in ancient Anatolia (modern Turkey), archaeologists have long wondered about the presence of griffon vulture symbols throughout the settlement and about a series of ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Van Vihar officials are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the geo-tagged Eurasian Griffon vulture, which is still continuing its stay in Rajasthan. It travelled 15,000 km ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo welcomed a new bird Friday, one of less than 50 in zoos across the U.S. The bird, a Rüppell’s griffon vulture chick, hatched at the zoo this week. The Zoo announced the ...

May 17 (UPI) --For roughly a half century, the griffon vulture has been suspected missing in Bulgaria. Sporadic sightings were reported, but the birds were considered extinct as a breeding species in ...

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