{"id":106793,"date":"2009-12-27T18:14:24","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T23:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/27\/dried-vulture-brains-rolled-into-cigarettes-then-smoked-for-good-luck\/"},"modified":"2009-12-27T18:14:24","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T23:14:24","slug":"dried-vulture-brains-rolled-into-cigarettes-then-smoked-for-%e2%80%98good-luck%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/106793","title":{"rendered":"Dried Vulture Brains Rolled Into Cigarettes, Then Smoked for \u2018Good Luck\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5229\" href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/27\/dried-vulture-brains-rolled-into-cigarettes-then-smoked-for-good-luck\/gyps_africanus_torgos_tracheliotus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5229\" src=\"http:\/\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2009\/12\/gyps_africanus_torgos_tracheliotus.jpg\" alt=\"African vultures for article about superstition about smoking vulture brain cigarettes.\" width=\"495\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Another human superstition driving a protected species closer to extinction: Vulture brains are believed to increase luck in the lottery and at the race track.<\/h3>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s protected vultures are becoming the victims of a growing trend: According to a popular superstition, smoking dried vulture brains will result in &#8220;visionary&#8221; powers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/27\/dried-vulture-brains-rolled-into-cigarettes-then-smoked-for-good-luck\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more of this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=2x0hsQibxXQ:GnL-t2FYW_c:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/ecoworldly\/com\/~4\/2x0hsQibxXQ\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AmlPk7Pf-9PcwjYOO4jEttI_iFA\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AmlPk7Pf-9PcwjYOO4jEttI_iFA\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AmlPk7Pf-9PcwjYOO4jEttI_iFA\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AmlPk7Pf-9PcwjYOO4jEttI_iFA\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/eBlgtJVgjTg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another human superstition driving a protected species closer to extinction: Vulture brains are believed to increase luck in the lottery and at the race track. 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