Jerboa: Master of Desert Hydration

This little guy might never drink a drop of water in its entire life. Meet the jerboa,

a desert rodent that has completely hacked its hydration. It gets all the water it needs just

from the food it eats—seeds, roots, and even insects. Its body is a master

of water conservation, producing tiny amounts of super-concentrated urine to avoid any waste.

This incredible survival skill is all thanks to the basic chemistry of life,

proving that amazing biological processes are happening all around us, even in the driest

places on Earth. Life always finds a way.