'This is the cost of living in seawater': The ingenious and (to us) heartbreaking way turtles survive the salty oceans

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In this extract from the new book Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works, oceanographer Helen Czerski explains the ingenious way turtles contend with the extreme saltiness of the sea.

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How is it heartbreaking for a turtle to have an autonomic function that excretes salty water? That's like saying it is heartbreaking that we have to beat our hearts and pump blood all day long. The claim it is heartbreaking is a gross failure in writing. I hope that was the low point of your quality for this year.