King vultures play a critical role in tropical ecosystems by efficiently consuming large animal carcasses. Their size and ...

NEW YORK — A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers.

A baby vulture at the Bronx Zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers. King ...

In a wintry rice field in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, a rare natural spectacle, almost straight out of a National Geographic documentary, unfolded Saturday morning ...

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa. The large animal had not been dead 24 hours but it was already unrecognizable except for its wildebeest horns. Lions and hyenas have already had their way ...

A king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa during the public viewing event held to raise awareness about the threats faced by bird species in the country due to climate ...

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King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives, the Bronx Zoo said in a statement Tuesday. But to make sure it doesn’t imprint on humans, staff train ...