I like turkeys, the beauty of their feathers, puffed up and strutting in the spring, and the flavor of their drumsticks, brown and juicy in November. My mom made a great turkey every Thanksgiving.

Biologist Bracken Brown couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted the seemingly out-of-place bird soaring through the sky. “I ...

Vultures don’t exactly have the best reputation, and people see them as creepy, ominous, and just plain gross. These myths are often created by movies and misconceptions.

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Although they prefer fresh, recently dead, carcases, they will also consume rank, well-decayed, carrion that is covered in ...

It turns out the bearded vulture—also called the quebrantahuesos, or bonebreaker—isn’t just a carrion scavenger. It’s also a keen collector of human ephemera. This habit has given researchers in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Dickerson Park Zoo showcased its turkey vulture on October’s The Wild Side. Zookeeper KyAnne Hilger shares the differences between a turkey vulture and a black vulture. To ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri’s black vulture population has surged from an estimated 14,000 birds in 2015 to more than 21,000 in 2021, creating significant challenges for livestock producers ...

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While vultures are usually depicted as creepy, Lake Superior Zoo zookeeper Kelli Carroll has a serious soft spot for Morticia the turkey vulture. “She is my favorite animal in the entire zoo,” Kelli ...