Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live ...

Seen as harbingers of death and disease, staples of horror films and Halloween decor, vultures actually play an important ...

narrower wings black and gray and black vultures having black wings with silver tips. Wingtips, if you will, for added style. The California condor, like the sprawling state it's named for ...

Condors are vultures, so they keep their sharp eyes peeled ... and both parents must care for their young for a full year. The Andean condor is considered threatened but is in far better shape ...