Biology 1st Edition by Jerome Krueger, Kendra Hill, Robert Noyd

Exercise 16

The kangaroo rat is an animal that shows a remarkable ability to remain in water balance despite living in the dry, arid deserts of North America ( Fig. ). It can live indefinitely on dry seeds and plant material, yet it never drinks. Even though its body is 66 percent water, how is it able to survive?
Figure Kangaroorat.