bri 🐾

Ostriches drink by dipping their beaks into water, scooping it up, and briefly holding it in their throat and upper neck (the esophagus), which acts like a flexible temporary pouch.

Because they lack strong throat muscles to swallow while their heads are down, they tilt their heads back and stretch their long necks vertically.

Gravity then pulls the collected water straight down into their stomach. I love nature 🌿

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