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October 11, 2012 06:00 pm PDT
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Turtle that pees out its mouth
In The Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis, excretes urea mainly through the mouth instead of the kidney, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, National University of Singapore researcher Yuen Ip reports his discovery that the Chinese soft-shelled turtle pees out of its mouth. Ew, right? Discover's Ed Yong summarizes: Ip found that just 6 [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8ZhOQRN9tZc/turtle-that-pees-out-its-mouth.html
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