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zxqwas@lemmy.world â¨22⊠â¨hours⊠agoDonât know what they do over there, but we usually get the lungs and guts out as soon as possible in order to keep the meat from spoiling. Long lived predators that likes to scavenge can develop lead poisoning from those remains if itâs their main source of food.
If confusing with rocks was the main source youâd expect it to be just as common in other birds.
Danquebec@sh.itjust.works â¨7⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Does that mean hunters also eat lead?
zxqwas@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
You tend to be generous with what you discard because you donât want to eat lead.
I could only find one report where they measured Pb in blood. People who self reported eating game meat in Utah had 30% higher lead levels than people who did not.