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Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why. (www.livescience.com)
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[-] woah135@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

"Turns out some areas of Chitwan have seriously high levels of iron in the water, and iron reacts with oxygen to form an orange substance called iron oxide." - I think I’ll name my next band Rusty Crocodile.

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