How are animals, specifically carrion birds, able to eat rotting flesh without ill effect?

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How are animals, specifically carrion birds, able to eat rotting flesh without ill effect?

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Just learned yesterday that they shit on their feet. This has two benefits. It helps them stay cool because they don’t sweat and the uric acid in the excitement makes them acidic enough that bacteria can’t survive on their feet despite standing around on carcasses.

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