We're bringing you a creature feature that's all about vulture culture. And a Casper woman who thinks buzzards are a lot cuter than some of us admit.

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

Turkey vultures defecate and urinate on their own feet to cool them down in hot weather. Because the vultures' digestive juices kill bacteria, pooping on their legs also works as an antiseptic ...

May 24—This week's bird is the turkey vulture. These creepy dudes have huge nostrils that allow them to smell rotting, decaying carcasses from over a mile away. From below, their silhouettes ...

Turkey vultures may seem ominous, but they’re also wise and resourceful Seeing a vulture on the wing at a hundred yards is one thing, but face-to-face at about 30 feet is something else ...

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

That’s no eagle: Turkey vultures are the other large birds soaring above They tilt or rock their 6-foot wingspan as they fly with their wings in a V pattern.

The saucy 75-year-old travel agent and former lounge singer refers to herself as a “turkey vulture" — and she lets viewers know exactly what she means by that.

Florida Keys marine mammal and bird rescuers and helped save dozens of turkey vultures that were stranded in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Joanne Theobald of Casper shares her enthusiasm about turkey vultures with an audience at the Werner Wildlife Museum on Thursday. Theobald said she's been fascinated by the misunderstood and ...

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