The flight of a vulture is a beautiful thing. It is effortless, almost completely unreliant on laborious flapping — to say nothing of the clamorous combustion we resort to when we lift ourselves from ...

Two types of experiences affect the behavioral skills of animals: the animal's environment during its early development and acquired experience. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's researchers ...

Flying is seriously hard work, even for birds that look like they're barely trying. In fact, birds are on the lookout for flight secrets to make their lives easier. Take thermals, columns of rising ...

With a seven-foot wingspan, hooked beak, and intense black stare, Africa's white-backed vulture is an imposing sight. Perhaps it's no surprise that these critically endangered birds of prey have ...

A new study has shown vultures use their very own social networks to take advantage of thermal updrafts which help them fly vast distances. Researchers examined how the vultures seemed to make risky ...