Kangaroo rat

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** Rat kangaroo ** also has a famous name, that is ** "Jerboa" **. Where they also enter into one type of animal that can survive without drinking water for a long time. This mice has the size of other types of mice, but what distinguishes him from other mice is his body shape which is very similar to a kangaroo, with the legs dangling backwards, da also the shape of the hand that bends forward. This type of mouse proved more thirst-resistant when compared with camel animals. ** This rat habitat ** is a desert, so it makes him able to survive even if he does not drink water for a year, incredible.

These small mammals can survive by eating only high-carbohydrate foods, such as grains. The high-protein food he uses to produce special energy, so he can survive without drinking water for some time. The body of this mouse is adapted in such a way to save water. In his cheek pouch, there is no saliva at all, alias dry, and its function is just to memamah grain only. Not only that, kangaroo rats are also equipped with a sophisticated special kidney, in which there is such a system that allows to extract water from urine fluids, with the aim that he can use again for his body's water needs. As a result, there is no liquid that he wasted all his life. This little rat is more thirsty in drinking water, where he can drink water reaches one third of his body weight. This rat can also survive with no food and drink at all, for 9 days in temperature 50o Celsius.