Vultures help protect us from disease and in many cultures they are a symbol of strength and wisdom.
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The identification of a vulture that lived more than 50,000 years ago is shedding more light on biodiversity loss and ecosystem change in Australia.
Researchers were surprised to find two female condors had managed to hatch chicks that had no fathers. But virgin birth does not seem to produce healthy birds that could strengthen the population.
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
