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Will a vulture eat a dead vulture?

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This allows these scavengers to feed on rotting carcasses that may be infected with dangerous bacteria, because the acid will kill that bacteria so it does not threaten the vulture. read more

Do vultures eat dead vultures. The only rule for the vulture food is that it should be dead whether it is another animal or one of its own kind. So if a hungry vulture finds the body of a dead vulture then it is definitely going to be part of his meal. To vulture dead meat is just another meal whether it is of a dead vulture or not. read more

Vultures are nature’s janitors. If it’s dead, they’ll eat it. They are not very picky when it comes to available choices on the menu. read more

Moreover, vultures will often pick at a dead animal through its back end — that is, the anus — to get at the tasty entrails. Their diet may be filled with toxic bacteria and putrid feces, but vultures are apparently immune to these deadly microbes, the researchers said. read more

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