Why vultures don't get food poisoning?

Vultures are generally scavengers. They eat decaying and rotting flesh and dead animals. But, any decaying matter has many harmful microbes which upon consume, can cause food poisoning in animals and humans. However, vultures have strong acid in their stomach that protects them from the harmful microbes. The acids present in the vultures are much stronger than the acids present in the humans's stomach. They can even corrode certain metals like iron. Thus, when the vulture eats decaying or rotting flesh, the strong acid present in their stomach destroys most of the microbes that can cause food poisoning and other health problems and keep the vultures safe.

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