Redditor Shares How Birds Do Not Have Bladders Or Urethras Rather They Excrete Their Poo And Pee Together

"The uric acid also is why bird poop is white instead of brown"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 24, 2022

You may or may not know this piece of information but birds do not urinate. Not in the conventional sense, at least.

They sort of get a two-for-one deal with their feces and urine. Birds lack a bladder or urethra, with the exception of the ostrich, but they do have kidneys that remove nitrogen, just like humans do.

As an alternative, they turn the nitrogen into uric acid, which is subsequently combined with intestinal solid waste and evacuated. Bird poop is also white rather than brown because of the uric acid.

As a result, if you've seen a bird defecate, you've also probably seen it pee. Bird droppings are rich in phosphorus and other elements that plants appreciate, so they can be a terrific addition to compost or fertilizer.

Since it can burn your plants when applied at full intensity, it normally shouldn't be used as a fertilizer on its own. Bird droppings should only ever be used in a compost mix since they can sometimes carry harmful diseases that are bad for people.

Although chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer, it must first age for six to twelve months before it can be used because of its high nutrient content. All these are what a Redditor found out and chose to share it with the TodayILearned subreddit community.

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A Redditor named u/tallyhallic found out that birds convert their nitrogen into uric acid, which is then mixed with solid waste from the intestines and expelled

The uric acid also is why bird poop is white instead of brown

In reality, bird feces itself isn't white. In contrast to mammals, birds lack separate excrement and urine outlets. Through the cloaca, both waste products are expelled simultaneously.

We've gathered a bunch of the most upvoted comments from Redditors for you to read through below.

Meat needs curing before you can eat it

All the other animals are laughing at you

Same hole, human losers

Dysfunction in the renal system can decrease this process

In contrast to mammals, which mostly excrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of urea, birds convert it to uric acid or guanine, which minimizes water loss. The result is a paste that is white and sticky.

Therefore, the white portion is actually bird poop; the dark center is the actual poop. Here are more comments below.

The white stuff in bird poop

This Redditor now knows why their crap ruins the finish on your car

Another says why you have to get it off your car immediately

This Redditor thinks most bird poop is mostly calcium

For this Redditor, it's shampoo and conditioner mixed together

It damages your car paint if you don't remove it right away

Some of you must have wondered at one point or another why a bird's poop is whitish. Well, now you have your answers, and Redditors are glad to know why bird poop stains their cars.

What are your opinions regarding this discovery? Leave them in the comments below and share this post as well.

Maryjane