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Here's Why Vultures Don't Get Sick From Eating Rotten Meat

Vultures' faces and intestines are covered in bacteria that are toxic to other creatures, but these birds of prey have evolved a powerful stomach that prevents them from getting sick when they eat rotten meat. What's more, vultures often start eating dead animals through the anus to gain access to the entrails. His diet is full of toxic bacteria and putrid feces, but his immune system deals with the microbes.

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