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Desert tortoise's final rest exposes the silent struggle against dehydration

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During a hike in Joshua Tree National Park, he stumbled upon the shell of a desert tortoise.

To his surprise, the bottom part of the shell, known as the plastron, was still attached, and inside there was a puzzle-like object that appeared to be a tumor.

Later, it was revealed that it was actually a bladder stone.

This stone forms when a tortoise becomes dehydrated.

Normally, a well-hydrated tortoise secretes urine during urination.

However, in a dehydrated tortoise that's conserving water by recycling its urine, these urates can accumulate over time and slowly form into a bladder stone.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, United States

Filmed on: 2024-03-20

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