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Incredibly light on just how they are able to drink the salt water. Google AI result is laughably bad. > Cat Ba langurs drink salt water by using their tails
by Mistletoe 2y ago
Incredibly light on just how they are able to drink the salt water.
Google AI result is laughably bad.
> Cat Ba langurs drink salt water by using their tails to sip it. This adaptation helps them survive in their isolated environment on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam, where freshwater sources are limited.
2024 in a nutshell, people.
- vintagedave 2y agoThis Nature paper has more info: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52811-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52811-7 > The Cat Ba langur also exhibits several unique non-synonymous variants that are related to calcium and sodium metabolism, which may have improved adaptation to high calcium intake and saltwater consumption.
- Mistletoe 2y agoOh thank you. And the image explains the tail thing more fully. They lick saltwater from their tail.