@tilscience: This 3000 year old death ritual helped solve a vulture murder mystery What more do you want from Spooky Science Series?? Follow for more all month long! #spooky #unsolvedmysteries #truecrime #mindblown #birds

sherrypmac :

The part i loved is how the government changed procedures once they knew it was harming the ecosystem. And the system corrected. I can’t imagine what that’s like…

eliyaxia :

wait but why were the people who were conducting the sky burial ritual not telling anyone that the birds were just not around to actually conduct the ritual???

Mimi :

Great work by Dr. Virani and his team, but let's also acknowledge that none of the investigative work would have been done if Dhun Baria didn't go to the tower to see her mother!

Caleb Regier :

Wait who was putting bodies up there and just ignoring the ones already there

roanneeeee :

spooky science + spooky lakes = 10/10 spookies🥰🥰🥰🥰

thiseastergirl :

Soooo, the folks putting bodies up there were just ignoring the scenery around them?

Dani :

ellepollo :

I'd like my body to create energy for animals. I do love those birds.

Rashmi :

This one was fascinating! Imagine the impact that one chemical has on the ecological balance!

🦭 :

Honestly, send me out this way

🍁🍄‍🟫AutumnFae🍄‍🟫🍁 :

I love vultures so much. They’re so incredibly fascinating.

Missit :

I want this done to my body once I pass away.

sunsubee123 :

I love that the vultures thrived again

Syntheticmemoirs :

Spooky lake month AND spooky science?! YES!

Chase :

The story telling in this video was 🤌🏻

Stecat :

Personally, I’d love to have my body buried under a lemon tree or the very least in a heavily wooded area (I really like lemons) so that the nutrients from my body can be taken up by the tree and the other critters in the area

dragonsong1986 :

this was really cool to learn, thank you for sharing with us

Nepali Fruit :

Similar story in Nepal. Cow slaughter is banned here. There are people tasked with butchering up dead cows and leaving it out for vultures. When the vulture population started declining suddenly, it was found out that it was because of the use of diclofenac in cattle.

ursa_mystic :

I have ancestors from indigenous tribes that practiced sky burial. The culture was there most sacred animal and considered an intermediary between humans and the creator. Thank you for this story. I love learning how science and spirituality cross paths.

Suski :

but humans are pumped full of medicine especially at end of life so woudn't they get sick of eating the bodies?

alicia :

Watching this as a pharmacy student right after my kidney exam

Sha na na na 🌸 :

But now the cows will have joint pain :(

itsemmamarienan :

So interesting!!

Jess :

Was the death ritual resumed after the vulture population was restored?

Wicked Gemini ♊️ :

This was a really interesting story. I hadn’t heard this before and I was glued to my screen the entire time. Thank you for sharing!