Article 785Q7 The Weird Ways Animals Use Their Urine

The Weird Ways Animals Use Their Urine

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Lori Dorn
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SciShow examined the weird ways various species use urine beyond waste removal, including communication, mating rituals, and even exaggerating body size.

Animals don't just urinate to get stuff they don't want inside their bodies outside their bodies. Some use it as part of their mating rituals. Some use it to lie about how big they are. And some, well, scientists are still working it out...like why some monkeys rub their own pee all over themselves.

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