How come when a shark devours a rotting whale carcass it doesn’t get sick like a human would?

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How come when a shark devours a rotting whale carcass it doesn’t get sick like a human would?

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Different species have different biology. Specifically different gut bacteria and stomach acids. The bacteria in the rotten whale flesh is counteracted by what’s in the sharks gut.

If I eat a dog turd I could die but my puppy does it everyday.

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