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Do you know why vultures do not get food poisoning?
Vidunenahawula Website (National Institute of Fundamental Studies)
One of the main reason for having stomach aches is eating food which are expired or infected with parasites. We get sick eating one infected food but the diet of animals like vultures contains mostly dead carcasses which are infected. Can you think of a reason why vultures do not get food poisoning? Like in our stomach the vulture’s stomach too contain acid. The difference here is that the acid in the vulture’s stomach is more acidic and corrosive. This acid is so corrosive it can melt some metals. Most of the bacteria present in the food is killed by the acid making the food safe for digestion.
