Eagle-eyed birds of prey help scrounging vultures find their dinner
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 02:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Zoologists from the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how endangered vultures find their food, which will have important applications for their conservation. It turns out the iconic birds, which look like they belong in a former world dominated by dinosaurs, use social cues from birds of prey to locate food before swooping down in large groups to steal the freshest of 'ready meals'.