The origin of a giant vulture seen flying over the UK has been discovered after scientists analysed its feathers. The bearded vulture, named Vigo, was spotted recently in the skies above ...

Unlike most clean-faced vultures, the bearded vulture sports a stylish black tuft. Richard Bartz Richard Bartz Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) are named for the black bristles beneath their ...

Vultures are often misunderstood and seen as intimidating or even ‘dirty’ because they feed on dead animals and carcasses.

The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust said it was only the second time a bearded vulture had been seen in the UK. Birdwatchers flocked to the moors to catch a glimpse and a photograph of the rare raptor ...

With its carnival face, its devilish eye and its giant wingspan, the bearded vulture had everything to become a legend. This bone-breaking vulture, exterminated in the Alps at the beginning of the ...

A majestic bearded vulture was seen perched on a cliff in the Swiss Alps near Ardon. The filmer said: "The bearded vulture needs wind and/or warm rising air, to fly. He is a hang glider, it is very ...

Thus, in the 1970s, biologists from the Frankfurt Zoological Society and elsewhere decided to try to reestablish a bearded vulture population in the Alps by introducing captive-bred birds into the ...