Monday, March 4, 2013

There are turtles in China that pee from their mouths.

Soft-shelled turtles from China can essentially expel pee from their mouths, researchers say.

This odd ability may have helped them invade salty environments, researchers explained.

Scientists investigated the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). These turtles are often found in brackish swamps and marshes. Intriguingly, these reptiles submerge their heads in puddles on dry land, even though they are air-breathers that mainly depend on their lungs for oxygen, making them unlikely to breathe underwater.

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