Snapple "Real Fact" 131

"Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water."

Some more information on this gland:

• It's called the supraorbital gland


• Other seafaring animals have it. Such as, stingrays, alligators, marine birds, etc..


• Sharks have one near their rectum


• The salt gland usually releases the extra salt as a concentrated salt solution


• When their beak is full of salt, a penguin will bang its beak against a rocks to release the built-up salt


• It's believed that the human sweat gland and tear ducts are similar evolutionary devices