Most vultures' looks may be off-putting, but bearded vultures ... fly high into the air and drop them onto rocks to break them up. Scavenging for bones is a much cleaner process than feeding ...

Some twenty years ago vultures were close to extinction in much of ... With a wingspan of up to three meters, the bearded vulture is one of the largest birds of prey in Europe.

By one estimate, vultures either residing in or commuting into the Serengeti ecosystem during the annual migration—when 1.3 million white-bearded wildebeests ... The men tie up their dogs ...

Bearded vultures had been brought back from the brink of extinction through a project involving 120 captive vultures. Is this a success? The bottleneck effect may be a lingering threat for them.