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Vulture - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about the vulture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture
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Vulture - Bird - Britannica
Any of 22 species of large, carrion-eating birds that live predominantly in the tropics and subtropics.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/vulture
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Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) - A-Z Animals
The vulture is a large, carnivorous bird that is most well known for its scavenging nature. The vulture is one of the few types of bird that is found distributed so widely around the world, as vultures are found on every continent excluding the Antarctic and Australia and the islands that surround it.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/vulture/
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How Vultures Can Eat Rotting Flesh Without Getting Sick - LiveScience
Vultures' faces and large intestines are covered with bacteria that is toxic to most other creatures, but these birds of prey have evolved a strong gut that helps them not get sick from feasting on rotting flesh, according to a new study.
http://www.livescience.com/48899-vultures-bacteria-microbiome.html
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Black Vulture, Identification - AllAboutBirds
Learn how to identify Black Vulture, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. With sooty black plumage, a bare black head, and neat white stars under the wingtips, Black Vultures are almost dapper.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Vulture/id
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Black Vulture - Audubon Field Guide
Abundant in the southeast, scarce in the southwest is this broad-winged scavenger. In low flight, it proceeds with several quick flaps followed by a flat-winged glide; when rising thermals provide good lift, it soars very high above the ground. Usually seen in flocks.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-vulture
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King Vultures - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about king vultures with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/king-vulture
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Vulture: San Diego Zoo Animals
All vultures have a wide wingspan, which allows them to soar for long periods of time without flapping so much as a feather while looking for carrion to eat. They all have a sharp, hooked beak for ripping apart meat. Vultures are large compared to other birds.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/vulture
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Turkey Vulture, Identification - AllAboutBirds
Learn how to identify Turkey Vulture, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. If you have gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance- perhaps an eagle or osprey.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Turkey_Vulture/id
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Turkey Vulture - Audubon Field Guide
A familiar sight in the sky over much of North America is the dark, long-winged form of the Turkey Vulture, soaring high over the landscape. Most birds are believed to have a very poor sense of smell, but the Turkey Vulture is an exception, apparently able to find carrion by odor.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/turkey-vulture
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BBC Earth - The Truth about Vultures
We think they're disgusting for their habit of eating decaying carcasses, but look more closely and vultures have a beauty all their own.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150713-the-truth-about-vultures
