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Seabirds Drink Salt Water : How can they stand it? (BirdNote) [View all]
https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/seabirds-drink-salt-water(2:07 min. audio, full transcript, credits, at link)
Seabirds Drink Salt Water
May 19, 2024
How can they stand it?
Seabirds have no problem drinking sea water. The salt they take in is absorbed and moves through their blood stream into a pair of salt glands above their eyes. The densely salty fluid is excreted from the nostrils and runs down grooves in the bill. As the drop gets larger, the bird shakes its head to send the salt back to the ocean. A seabird's skull has a pair of grooves for the salt glands right over the eyes.
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May 19, 2024
How can they stand it?
Seabirds have no problem drinking sea water. The salt they take in is absorbed and moves through their blood stream into a pair of salt glands above their eyes. The densely salty fluid is excreted from the nostrils and runs down grooves in the bill. As the drop gets larger, the bird shakes its head to send the salt back to the ocean. A seabird's skull has a pair of grooves for the salt glands right over the eyes.
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