#turkey vultures in particular have one of the strongest senses of smell of any bird | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

tibli · 11 months

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Did yall know that the stomach acid of vultures (apparently this is a constant across different vulture species?) is so strong (a pH of just above 0, stronger than fucking battery acid) that it kills rabies and anthrax.

it's also strong enough to dissolve bones and metal

#biology #vultures #ive always thought vultures were cool #there are turkey vultures that fly around where i live and ive always been fascinated by them #turkey vultures in particular have one of the strongest senses of smell of any bird #still unsure of what the composition of turkey vulture stomach acid is though. google is not very specific #i would imagine theres something else in there besides hydrochloric acid. bc thats in human stomach acid

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