![Hooded vultures 'on brink of extinction' in Africa after mass poisoning | Guinea-Bissau | The Guardian Hooded vultures 'on brink of extinction' in Africa after mass poisoning | Guinea-Bissau | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e9fac6cf0a36224fd80ef6b3061a0f77ee60b1fc/10_51_1018_611/master/1018.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=1fcfe15f07cc8bb3f79c400dca7dd1ce)
Hooded vultures 'on brink of extinction' in Africa after mass poisoning | Guinea-Bissau | The Guardian
![Vulture bar. --Mark Renz Black vultures, Fort Myers, FL. Nikon D40x body, Nikkor 80-400mm lens, hand-hel… | Great backyard bird count, Animal totems, Silly animals Vulture bar. --Mark Renz Black vultures, Fort Myers, FL. Nikon D40x body, Nikkor 80-400mm lens, hand-hel… | Great backyard bird count, Animal totems, Silly animals](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/b8/bb/fcb8bb2ce64487d586df3b4f45891230.jpg)
Vulture bar. --Mark Renz Black vultures, Fort Myers, FL. Nikon D40x body, Nikkor 80-400mm lens, hand-hel… | Great backyard bird count, Animal totems, Silly animals
Visit Big Bend - Our Wildlife Wednesday feature is the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). Known for their keen sense of smell, they can locate their food source (carrion) by the gasses produced
![Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) on a barbed wire near Merced National Wildlife Refuge CA. USA Stock Photo - Alamy Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) on a barbed wire near Merced National Wildlife Refuge CA. USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AP759J/turkey-vulture-cathartes-aura-on-a-barbed-wire-near-merced-national-wildlife-refuge-ca-usa-2AP759J.jpg)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) on a barbed wire near Merced National Wildlife Refuge CA. USA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Single large turkey vulture with red head perched on a fence post with barbed wire. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock Single large turkey vulture with red head perched on a fence post with barbed wire. Stock Photo | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/55/57/45/1000_F_355574521_OFM9lseSpNN8qUZCh25JbSG1EnuGtel7.jpg)