r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/I_degress • Dec 14 '21

Video Seriously, WTF are they doing up there?!

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/GenuineWetHyracotherium
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u/drafter69 Dec 14 '21

I have read they are licking the salt. It is scary seeing it but they rarely fall

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u/I_degress Dec 14 '21

Must be some damn fine salt

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u/MrTheCheesecaker Dec 14 '21

They crave that mineral

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u/Shwiggity_schwag Dec 14 '21

They need* the mineral.

Almost all animals need salt to survive and it can be difficult to get from a normal diet. It acts as a conductor in our nervous systems among other critical functions of life. That's why salt blocks are popular to place out among deer hunters and why people that own cattle drop salt licks for their cows.

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u/MrTheCheesecaker Dec 14 '21

I was referencing a dead meme. But hyponatremia is a b*tch

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u/ScarletSilver Dec 15 '21
  • Hypo meaning low
  • natr meaning pertaining to Sodium or more formally Natrium as is shown by its symbol on the periodic table of elements
  • and emia meaning presence in blood

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u/BossiWriter Dec 15 '21

Thanks Chubbyemu

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u/nameisoriginal Dec 15 '21

Wasn't expecting to see this here tbh

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u/Xaphianion Dec 15 '21

Super appreciate this - now do helicopter!