Vultures have the strongest gastric acid in the Animal Kingdom. With a pH of just over 0, it's stronger than battery acid AND 100 times stronger than ours (pH 2). The powerful “gizzard gravy” kills any anthrax, botulism, and other bacteria the birds swallow feeding from carcasses.
Sal_180 11 points 8 months ago
Vultures have the strongest gastric acid in the Animal Kingdom. With a pH of just over 0, it's stronger than battery acid AND 100 times stronger than ours (pH 2). The powerful “gizzard gravy” kills any anthrax, botulism, and other bacteria the birds swallow feeding from carcasses.