Monday, February 11, 2008

Croc Update (Overeating Edition)

Crocs divert blood to avoid busting a gut (ABC Science Online): "Crocodiles and alligators eat so much in a single meal that they need to divert gas-rich blood away from their lungs into their stomachs to digest it, US research suggests.

The study, which was conducted in American alligators, shows they can eat 23% of their own mass at once."

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