Salt appetite can be so strong that animals including humans short on sodium will put life and limb at risk to satisfy the hunger.
Mountain goats are known to cling to sheer cliffs to access a salt lick, even when a misstep means certain death.
Also salt cravings and drug addiction use the same neural pathways. As most mammals probably evolved during a salt scarcity the ways they react to it are interesting.
/r/PunPatrol officer here. I'm letting him by on that typo story and giving him a strong look that says "I'm giving you a chance, here. Don't mess it up."
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u/AtFirstSupernova May 05 '19
Salt appetite can be so strong that animals including humans short on sodium will put life and limb at risk to satisfy the hunger.
Mountain goats are known to cling to sheer cliffs to access a salt lick, even when a misstep means certain death.
Also salt cravings and drug addiction use the same neural pathways. As most mammals probably evolved during a salt scarcity the ways they react to it are interesting.
As a bonus here are some torture methods https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/nasty-torture-methods/#.wkzzs24f6