👅 Have you ever seen a condor’s tongue? Andean condors have rough tongues that allow them to scrape every last bit of meat off a bone. Paisley was treated to some minced food and it allowed us to see her tongue perfectly!

Vulture beaks come in various shapes & sizes and are the perfect tool for ripping & tearing. Large vultures have powerful beaks that help them tear open carcasses & begin feeding. Smaller vultures tend to have long thin beaks useful for removing scraps & difficult to reach areas

Seven of our hooded vultures all choosing the same perch despite having lots of different places to choose from in their aviary. #hoodedvulture #vultureconservation #lovevultures #conservationbreeding #conservationprogram #safetynetpopulation #endangeredspecies

Did you catch the first episode of the new series of BBC Radio 4 #WildInside? We were lucky enough to join Prof Ben Garrod, @zoologist_jess and the crew as they filmed the first couple of episodes here at UEA. They were joined by Jack Ashby and Holly from Horstmann Trust #WildInside

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! 🥚 The Horstmann Trust: Vultures in the Valleys 🪺 David heads to Carmarthenshire to meet Adam, Holly and c.70 vultures that call the Welsh Valleys their home! 🥩 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tre…

A world first for stem-cell treatment! Bernard, our 28-year-old Eurasian black vulture has made history as the first vulture to receive stem-cell treatment for arthritis. Read the full story here vultures.ngo/first-stem-cel…

Pioneer treatment for Bernard, the Cinereous Vulture at Horstmann Trust! For the first time a vulture receives stem-cell treatment for arthritis. An incredible step forward for avian medicine and conservation. #VultureConservation #cinereousvulture 4vultures.org/blog/pioneer-s…