Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes. Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an ...

With its distinctive brown body, white head and yellow beak ... says that Benjamin Franklin advocated for the turkey to be the national bird instead of the bald eagle. This is not the whole ...

Seven states lost more than 1 million birds to avian influenza during the past year, while two lost more than 10 million.