💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐦💧 How do migrating #birds survive crossing the #Sahara Desert where drinkable #water is almost impossible to find? At Umm el Mar oasis in #Libya, thirsty #swallows and #wagtails face a deadly challenge when the ancient groundwater becomes undrinkably saline.

The solution is both clever and desperate: they catch flies and squeeze the water from their bodies like a #desert wanderer getting moisture from a cactus.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/swallows-and-wagtails-hunt-flies-for-water-in-the-deadly-sahara-desert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=swallows_wagtails_water

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