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elleng
Apr 2021
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multigraincracker
(32,729 posts)1. Taste just like chicken.
Warpy
(111,367 posts)2. Cleanup squad
Big birds, buzzards, eagles, crows, are very efficient at stripping carcasses down to bone. They keep the area clean with minimal smells of decomposition that don't hang around for weeks.
I've always had respect for carrion eaters like these. What's distressful/disgusting for us to deal with is dinner to them.
elleng
(131,176 posts)3. Was glad to see it.
5X
(3,972 posts)4. Turkey vultures roost on my property and every time I walk out in the morning
they are watching me, just waiting their turn.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,371 posts)5. Mmm, tenderized by Goodyear. nt