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Why Crocodiles Shed Tears When They Eat (2016x129)
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→How "Di“” around their eyes. Vliets conclusion was that the production of so many tears is the result of the hisses and huffs the animals make while devouring their prey. This feeding behavior forces air through the sinuses and stimulates the lacrimal gland to produce excessive tears. Some of the air escaping also produces the frothing and bubbling they witnessed.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770980/?tool=pubmed
http://animal.discovery.com/tv/a-list/creature-countdowns/myths/myths-09.htmsyl
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/10/071010-crocodile-tears.html
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6751668&page=1#.T-x-u8V2OS0
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000440/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Large_Crocodylus_porosus.jpg