[DOC] [TLE] Kangaroo Rats | Answers in Genesis [PAR] Jun 1, 2004 ... Despite its name and hopping gait, the kangaroo rat actually has more in ... to 
survive in the desert with virtually no drinking water.1 The camel is the only ... 
Loop of Henle is much longer than in humans and most other creatures. ... What 
makes the kangaroo rat different from other mammals, which would... [DOC] [TLE] Xerocole - Wikipedia [PAR] A xerocole commonly referred to as a desert animal, is an animal adapted to live 
in the desert. The main challenges they must overcome are lack of water and 
excessive ... Though desert birds lack sweat glands, they can still take advantage 
of ... For example, the kangaroo rat's feces contain only 16 as much water as that 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 44 - Osmoregulation and Excretion | CourseNotes [PAR] Animal cellswhich lack cell wallsswell and burst if there is a continuous net 
uptake of .... For example, kangaroo rats lose so little water that they can recover 
90% of the loss ... The counter-current system in these glands removes salt from 
the blood, allowing ... Ammonia excretion is much less suitable for land animals. [DOC] [TLE] Kangaroo rats (Dipodomys sp.): kings of water conservation - GGCWiki [PAR] Jul 26, 2012 ... are desert dwelling rodents known for their remarkable ability to conserve water. 
... developed abilities to conserve water in these harsh conditions. ... This 
behavior allows the kangaroo rat to conserve water by not ... Lacking sweat 
glands, kangaroo rats lose little water by evaporation from the body surface. [DOC] [TLE] Kangaroo rat - CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science [PAR] Oct 10, 2014 ... Kangaroo rats can survive on a diet of dry seeds and obtain all the ... amazing 
adaptations in order to survive in their arid environment. ... Kangaroo rats do not 
have sweat glands and do not pant, preventing them from losing water ... much 
moisture through respiration as they would in the dry desert air [20]. [DOC] [TLE] Desert Adaptations of Birds and Mammals [PAR] Add to this the catch-22 of desert survival: an organism's need for water ... Many 
mammals, such as ringtails or kangaroo rats, are never active during ... The truth 
is, we have much to learn about these animals' temperature .... The evaporative 
loss from a kangaroo rat is low, as the animal has no sweat glands and little 
water... [DOC] [TLE] Physiological Ecology - Biology Encyclopedia - body, animal ... [PAR] Endotherms maintain a high internal temperature through metabolic heat 
generation. ... Other animals such as marmots take a much more drastic 
approach: They ... urine, and enabling desert dwellers such as the kangaroo rat 
to conserve water. ... Marine environments pose a similar problem to an arid 
environment, the lack... [DOC] [TLE] Anatomy and Physiology of Animals/Urinary System - Wikibooks ... [PAR] Homeostasis is the name given to the processes that help keep the internal ... 
instruct them to produce more concentrated urine and so retain some of the water 
that ... The kangaroo rat is able to survive without access to any drinking water at 
all .... Because so much water is lost in the urine, animals with this form of 
diabetes... [DOC] [TLE] Main Frame in AnPhystemplate - Academics - Saint Michael's College [PAR] Marine animals with these salt glands compensate for the inability of their ... 
Animals living in harsh heat environments such as deserts have to compensate 
for the lack of water. The kangaroo rat avoids the daytime heat, and emerges late 
at night. ... The cells of the animal cannot survive much additional water gain or 
loss. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 58: Maintaining the Internal Environment [PAR] amount of water in the body of a vertebrate falls much lower than ... these sensors 
stimulate effectors (including sweat glands) ... possible only when extracellular 
condi- .... order to maintain osmotic balance, the extracellular com- ..... kidneys of 
the kangaroo rat (figure 58.15) are so efficient ... survival in dry or desert habitats. [DOC] [TLE] Answer of Question of Temperature & Body Fluid Regulation ... [PAR] Aug 27, 2014 ... The marine mammals maintain their high body temperatures in cold waters ...

Question: In order to retain as much water as possible, the desert's kangaroo rat lacks these glands
Answer: sweat glands