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95. The branch of primacy among animals in terms of water content is definitely occupied by jellyfish, some species consist of 99% water.
96. The only mammals with oval erythrocytes are camels. This feature allows them to safely tolerate dehydration. While round human erythrocytes begin to stick together when dehydrated and the blood literally thickens, camel erythrocytes do not stick together and do not change blood viscosity.
97. Adult camels can drink up to two hundred liters of water at a time.
98. Everyone is used to the fact that a camel can live the longest without water, but even ordinary rats can live longer without water.
99. The iguana is an excellent diver, as it can stay under water for more than 25 minutes.
100. Koalas practically do not drink, because they eat exclusively eucalyptus and they get the moisture they need from the leaves. Drinking ordinary water occurs only during a drought.

48. With a loss of more than 12-13% of water in the body, without medical intervention, a person can die.
49. Loss of 20% of liquid for a person is fatal.
50. Depending on the climatic conditions, a person can do without food for up to two weeks, but one cannot live without water for less than a week.
51. When digesting protein food, water is also used by humans, so in extreme situations, when there is no access to water, it is better to give up meat.
52. The body reacts to dehydration in the same way as it does to stress, that is, the body's reserves are mobilized, which causes real stress.
53. Mostly we need one and a half to two liters of water per day.

43. Surprisingly, our brain is also 90-95% water. As a rule, he will experience dehydration first, the symptoms are headache and mental exhaustion.
44. In the spine, water serves as a kind of shock absorber and ensures its flexibility and elasticity.
45. We will feel thirsty even if we lose 1% of water.
46. When we lose two percent, our physical and mental capacity decreases by 20%.
47. If water loss is close to 10%, visual and auditory hallucinations begin. The phenomenon of mirages in deserts is mainly explained by the loss of water.

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