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Regina Barber

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Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Okay, John, so back to these vultures.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

How exactly did their disappearance lead to hundreds of thousands of people dying?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

I knew it.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

I knew it.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

That is super fast.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

And these vultures, they're not getting sick, so what's going on there?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

This is making my acid reflux look like nothing.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

I mean, it does sound like these vultures are essential for, like, sanitizing the environment.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Rabies?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

I mean, that's very, very scary.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Okay, so this decline of vultures sets off these series of dominoes that, like, ultimately results in more people dying.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Okay.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

So I'm guessing other scavengers are doing maybe the same thing?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

So what other scavengers have actually been studied?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Oh, wow.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Okay, hyenas, I mean, they get a bad rap in Lion King, but maybe they're awesome.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Okay, let's back up for a second.

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

What's a civet?

Short Wave
Why Animal Scavengers Protect Your Health

Oh yeah, what's that?