Vultures lack the physiological capacity to digest diclofenac.
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Vultures lack the physiological capacity to safely process diclofenac, resulting in fatal kidney failure upon ingestion.
Evidence for · 2
Toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to
<i>Gyps</i>
vultures: a new threat from ketoprofen
2009 · cited by 129
Paper 0 establishes that Gyps vultures die from kidney failure after consuming tissues containing diclofenac, highlighting their severe physiological susceptibility.
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Assessing the ongoing threat from veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Critically Endangered<i>Gyps</i>vultures in India
2011 · cited by 29
Paper 1 confirms that veterinary diclofenac is extremely toxic to Gyps vultures, causing dramatic population declines.