8 bizarre, yet fascinating facts about animal pee

[taiwan_girl]

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/pee-facts

For example:

A 2014 study showed that all mammals weighing more than 3kg empty their bladders over about 21 seconds. Rats, goats, cows and elephants were among the subjects. Small animals vary significantly here though, with rats urinating in a fraction of a second. The study was undertaken by Patricia Yang, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, and three colleagues, whose findings were published in the journal PNAS.

[Mik]

I certainly hope it was not taxpayer funded. That would be pissing it away.

[jon-nyc]

I'm an animal over 3kg. I'm bringing my stopwatch into the loo next time.

[Mik]

I checked tonight. A bit longer for older mammals.

[AndyD]

Humans drink their own pee believing this beneficial.

Humans make whisky out of their own pee.

[Doctor Phibes]

@AndyD said:

Humans make whisky out of their own pee.

They also make pee out of their own whisky. In some cases it's indistinguishable. Or so I've been told.

[Mik]

If Phibes hadn't run with it I would have.

[Doctor Phibes]

[Klaus]

Once a dominant male porcupine finds a prospective female mate, he will approach her and spray his urine on her. The chemical reaction that takes place allows the female to be sexually receptive.

Yeah, that's fun. How similar we are to the animals!

[Doctor Phibes]

Just another night in one of Manchester's classier nightclubs.

[AndyD]