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    Bird and reptile tears are similar to our own

    Sep 03, 2020 2 minutes

    From an anatomical point of view, we’re pretty different from birds and reptiles, but it turns out that our tears share remarkable similarities.

    Tears are not simply made up of water, but contain other substances like sodium, calcium, urea, chloride and proteins. While tears play

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