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MacFARLANE, W., MORRIS, R. & HOWARD, B. Turn-Over and Distribution of Water in Desert Camels, Sheep, Cattle and Kangaroos. Nature 197, 270–271 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197270a0
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