How vultures can help solve crimes | Lauren Pharr
TED Talks Daily31 Mai 2018

How vultures can help solve crimes | Lauren Pharr

Can a bird that symbolizes death help the living catch criminals? In this informative and accessible talk, forensic anthropologist Lauren Pharr shows us how vultures impact crime scenes -- and the assistance they can provide to detectives investigating murders. (This talk contains graphic images.)

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