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Title: Salt is a hot commidity in the rain forest Written by: duddy on May 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zSwUfDllyHw In the Amazon rainforest salt is a highly sought after commodity. Tears are full of salt, so these butterflies are literally drinking the turtles tears to get the vital mineral. This is a fairly common sight in the Amazon, and it's not restricted to butterflies. (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_24_05_13_6_05_39.png) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=12374) Comments: I've never heard of this. This is really neat, though! Written by: doseofmegan on Jul 1, 2013 |