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Vultures and humans

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Subject: Vultures and humans
From: Lawrie Conole <>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:36:54 +1000
Even more extreme than the details of the sky burial are the comments below
the video frame by various nutters who have watched it (presumably many
times!!!) and then go on to prove how disturbed they are.

Anyhow, from my brief skim through it looks like they show the heavy lifting
being done by Himalayan Griffons, but haven't shown how the bones are then
usually taken by Lammergeiers (after the skeleton has been defleshed by
griffons and then disarticulated by the burial 'crew').

Interesting, but definitely not for the squeamish ...


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