Vultures could hold key to deadly bacteria

And there have been other unforeseen consequences. Zoroastrians place their dead on cylindrical structures called towers of silence, where the corpses are picked clean by vultures. They are forbidden to cremate or bury bodies, but the decline in vultures has forced them to look for alternative funeral arrangements, says Kapetanakos, who has studied Asian vultures for many years.

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