Why langurs drink salt water

Frustrating article to read. I think the answer to &quot;why&quot; is implied here:<p>&gt; This extraordinary ability is a direct consequence of their isolated island home, where there are only limited freshwater sources.<p>The real answer is: they drink salt water because fresh water is scarce; it&#x27;s their only option.

Incredibly light on just how they are able to drink the salt water.<p>Google AI result is laughably bad.<p>&gt; 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.<p>2024 in a nutshell, people.

TIL: Langurs are a genus of monkeys. Only the Cat Ba langur species drinks salt water. Other species are not as endangered.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Semnopithecus" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Semnopithecus</a>

Cat Ba langurs are not cats... The article says they are primates. Not a single photo though.

Question: How many times can you rewrite the same amount of information into multiple different paragraphs?<p>DW Online: Yes

I’ve always wondered about ocean mammals. Those poor dolphins and whales have never had a drink of fresh water. When I ask marine biologists, I get: their mouths are really good at sealing - related, but not quite on point, and 2 they get their fresh water from food - to which my reaction is, if I’m really thirty, no amount of salty shrimp are going to satisfy.

Cats can drink a small amounts of salt water, my cat is quite happy drinking our salty swimming pool water.