Traditionally, Zoroastrians do not bury or burn dead bodies or throw them into water, but expose them to vultures.
A news article a couple of years ago said that there is a problem with this now because a deadly disease which no one understands has decimated the population of vultures that normally carry out this task.
33 posted on 12/24/2003 12:03:10 AM PST by wideminded
A news article a couple of years ago said that there is a problem with this now because a deadly disease which no one understands has decimated the population of vultures that normally carry out this task
They ate a liberal
34 posted on 12/24/2003 12:46:33 AM PST by leadhead