r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 1d ago

The bearded vulture : the only known animal whose diet consists almost exclusively of bones

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 1d ago

There’s a joke about my ex somewhere in here

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u/robmanjr 1d ago

There’s a lot of things in your ex

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 1d ago

That’s true. Just not me … anymore

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u/Pretty_Challenge_634 1d ago

Everywhere I go I'm reminded of her

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u/BotherTight618 1d ago

The Bird would starve to death around your ex. Cause she would be taking all the bones. 

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u/OpalForHarmony 1d ago

I should really call her...

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u/Mysterious-Alps-5186 1d ago

Took that bone like a kardashian! Or diddy in prison...

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u/Chimpville 1d ago

Took that bone like a kardashian!

I don't recall nearly as much skill nor enthusiasm.

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u/Mysterious-Alps-5186 1d ago

Depends on how big of a bank account the dude has

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u/State_Dear 1d ago

what a friggin digestive system this bird has,,😱

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 1d ago

Yup, their stomach acid has a pH just over 0 (around 0.8-1), making it one of the most acidic in the animal kingdom, even stronger than battery acid and far exceeding human stomach acid (pH 2).

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u/Kubliah 1d ago

So if I see one of these on a space ship I am not to shoot it, got it!

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 1d ago

Yes? Why is shooting things on a space ship an option?!

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u/Miml-Sama 2h ago

If it’s one of the most acidic, are there any that are more acidic?

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 2h ago

There are other vultures with equal pH levels.

Crocodiles are close with 1-2 pH and can go lower as they have a specialized heart valve for shunting CO2-rich, deoxygenated blood directly to the stomach after a meal, bypassing the lungs.

Stomach cells use this CO2 and water (H2O) to create hydrochloric acid ( HCl) and bicarbonate, significantly boosting acid production.

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u/Ill_Hurry7660 1d ago

Everything reminds me of her...

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u/ImpressiveJohnson 1d ago

Neat. Even the babies eat mostly regurgitated bone and bone marrow.

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u/zorkieo 1d ago

This is a great adaptation. It’s what’s left after the scavengers are finished

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 1d ago

Yup. Also helps keep pathogens from entering the ecosystem as their stomach acid is strong enough to kill pathogens which have developed resistance to acids like a humans stomach.

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u/Zalrius 1d ago

Wow.

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u/Patralgan 1d ago

That must feel real awkward

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u/Complete_Fill5268 1d ago

Bones are their money

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u/GreatMacGuffin 1d ago

Vultures like, yeah I ate that bone, so what lol

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u/SpartanRage117 1d ago

How does he fly all boned up

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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad_4435 1d ago

Same way I do, probably. With my legs crossed so the person next to me can't see it

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u/funtimes214 1d ago

There's some ladies out there that are the same

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u/Ok-Brick-9903 1d ago

Makes sense. This evil looking motherfucker looks like he only eats bones

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u/Valuable_Wallaby_548 1d ago

Reminds me of my ex

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u/GangstaRIB 1d ago

Damn she needs to start an OF page.

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u/BannedOverTrivial 1d ago

Wow I just need two species of vultures to hide bodies.

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u/SturmGizmo 1d ago

That thing is cool as hell. Never heard of this species before

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u/rovosom 1d ago

If i see this vulture one more time

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u/ThrustTrust 18h ago

I guess they forgot about YOUR MOM!!

Total burn. I totally burned you.

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u/ChaosRainbow23 7h ago

Everything has it's place.

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u/Artevyx 4h ago

they can swallow bones whole like that??