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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem | Kenny Coogan
Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem | Kenny Coogan
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
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 to removing dangerous pathogens from ecosystems. Kenny Coogan explores the importance of the desert's cleanup crew. [Directed by Katarina Jukić, narrated by Addison Anderson].
Released:
Feb 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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