Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan
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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan
TED-Ed Lesson: In the African grasslands, a gazelle suffering from tuberculosis takes its last breath. The animal’s corpse threatens to infect the water, but for the vulture, this isn’t a problem: it’s a feast. With a stomach of steel that can digest diseased meat and waste, vultures are essential t…