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New Research Reveals How Reptiles ‘Package Up and Pee’ Crystalline Waste


Both avian and non-avian reptiles excrete excess nitrogen in solid form -- colloquially termed ‘urates’ -- as an evolutionary adaptation that aids in water conservation.

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