Do lizards pee?
Lizard's Dry Secret
Do lizards pee?
Picture a lizard sunning on a warm rock, looking very pleased with itself. Now picture the question nobody asked but everybody secretly wonders: does this little guy ever need a bathroom break? The answer is yes — sort of. Lizards do get rid of their waste. They just do it in a wonderfully weird way that would make a human plumber raise an eyebrow.
Here's the thing about pee. In your body, your kidneys clean your blood and turn the leftover junk into a watery liquid called urine. Lizards have kidneys too. They do the same blood-cleaning job. But what comes out the other end doesn't look much like the splash you'd expect.
