By its simplest definition, a vulture is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion, which is the meat of dead animals. The media has often portrayed the vulture as a harbinger of death in books and films.

A federally funded analysis led by Brown University biologists found that different species of large herbivores have diets ...

In the animal kingdom, you might think you know what animals eat, but you’d be surprised by some of the unexpected things ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

A new study has uncovered the real reason vegetarians have so much beef with meat — and it’s enough to make your stomach turn.

Vegetarians Feel As Disgusted About Eating Meat As Omnivores Do About Cannibalism Vegetarians experience disgust around meat in the same way that meat-eaters are revolted by truly gross things.

More than 100 vultures die after eating elephant poisoned by poachers This incident represents one of the worst mass vulture poisonings in the park's history ...

Over 100 vultures died in Kruger National park, South Africa, after consuming a poisoned elephant carcass. Poachers are suspected of using agricultural pesticides to kill the elephant for its ...

A devastating incident in South Africa's Kruger National Park has left at least 123 vultures dead after they ate a poisoned elephant carcass. Poachers are suspected of lacing the elephant with ...

That’s because turkey vultures have a super acidic digestive system that enables them to ingest old meat tainted with anthrax, tuberculosis, botulism and rabies – and not get sick themselves.

But as pro-meat figures such as Kennedy and Trump challenge those views—not to mention the institutions that support them—the problems with meat-eating no longer seem as clear-cut.

Meat is an excellent source of high-quality protein, which helps build and repair your body's tissues. It's also rich in important nutrients like iron and zinc.