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Reid Park Zoo: International Vulture Awareness Day
People need vultures because vultures clean our planet. They consume carcasses that would otherwise rot and could spread diseases to hum ...
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Reid Park Zoo
September 4, 2021
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Save Our Scavengers!
People need vultures because vultures clean our planet. They consume carcasses that would otherwise rot and could spread diseases to humans and their livestock. Their highly acidic stomachs digest nasty pathogens, and their efficiency as scavengers means they reach carcasses quickly and consume them fast!
You can become a vulture advocate! Visit https://bit.ly/VultureSAFE to learn more about the importance of vultures and the threats they face, then tell others about what you learn. Together we can save our scavengers!
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This press release was produced by the Reid Park Zoo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
