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World Service,2 mins

The birds that feast on rot

The Food Chain

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Why are vultures able to eat so much rotting food without getting sick? Angela Ryan, from London Zoo, tells the Âé¶¹Éç's Emily Thomas how vultures' digestive systems make them particularly adept at consuming rotting carcasses. (Image: Vultures eating a dead animal. Credit: Getty Images)

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