Next time you see a vulture picking over a carcass, say 'thank you!'
Vultures have distinctly unique abilities to clean up carcasses and can leave an entire cow spotless within 40 minutes, which helps prevent disease spread.
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The introduction of diclofenac as a livestock painkiller led to the rapid extinction of vultures in India, causing a public health crisis due to carcass accumulation.