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| Subject: | Vultures and humans |
| From: | "Ross Macfarlane" <> |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:36:49 +1000 |
The Zoroastrians of India (also called the Parsee because the originate from
Persia - Iran) also lay out their dead to be consumed by vultures. Howver
the practice is in decline because the black vultures (I think) aren't doing
well trying to live in crowded Indian cities...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism |
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