But dolphins don't drink water - too saline, their moisture comes from their food.
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But dolphins don't drink water - too saline, their moisture comes from their food.
nah they do, blue(bull) sharks are so remarkable because they have the ability to control there salinity levels in there blood, unlike most fish, who are either set up for salty or fresh.
I don't wish to be pedantic pc but dolphins are mammals not fish & quite a few species off fish are able to alter there salinity levels to cope with either fresh or salt water, eels & salmon are prime examples.
As for marine mammals drinking sea water, this may be of interest.http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-can-sea-mammals-drink
cows get most of there moisture from what they eat, but I've never seen one with armbands and a rubber ring, have you ?
What do you mean?
nb. Last spamming of the thread on my behalf.
Cows get most of there salt from a salt lick.
thats it, no more spamming.
Sorry pc I can't quite see what cows (unless you're refering to sea cows ) have to do with either fish or marine mammals nor the point you're trying to make...............just for the record cows do get a small amount of moisture from grass, especially in the spring (those that graze outside that is )but they also drink large quantities of water every day.
Don't worry about hijacking the thread, it's an old one & long since passed it's sell by date
) have to do with either fish or marine mammals nor the point you're trying to make...............just for the record cows do get a small amount of moisture from grass, especially in the spring (those that graze outside that is )but they also drink large quantities of water every day.Don't worry about hijacking the thread, it's an old one & long since passed it's sell by date
Most marine life is (and marine life I mean lives in the sea without getting out) acclimatised to salt water conditions. Taking them into fresh water leaches salt from there bodies. I know that most creatures will regulate the ammount of salt in their bodies, but that is in saline sea conditions. And vice versa for fresh water aquatic creatures. The vast majority of aquatic creatures cannot switch water type. Dolphins may not drink that much sea water, but their diet and environment is considerably different to that of a cow and contains a surplus of salt and not a defecit. Sea otters drink seawater so there !
Anyway its goatboys fault !
Anyway its goatboys fault !
Hey I just wondered why you brought the generally non amphibious lactating bovine ungulate into a discussion about dolphins drinking.
