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Re:Ancient human relative used fire, surprising discoveries ... by glyphosate on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @03:20PM (#33899698)
The pH of human stomach acid is on par with that of many scavengers, such as vultures.

Anthropological evidence indicates that early hominids, as they began their transition to a more carnivorous diet, were feeding on the left overs from other carnivorous predators - which would explain the need for such an extremely acidic stomach

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Re:Ancient human relative used fire, surprising discoveries ... by schrodinger on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @04:06PM (#33900241)
Fascinating, does that mean vultures are just as susceptible to e.coli, salmonella, etc as we are? I always presumed they could handle "slightly spoiled" meat without food poisoning better than us.
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Re:Ancient human relative used fire, surprising discoveries ... by chitowneats on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @03:55PM (#33900097)
Interesting!
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