Published on 2025-08-17

Cetaceans have no tears but secrete oil

Cetaceans possess eyes devoid of a tear duct. They protect themselves thanks to an oil secreted by glands near the eyelids, which are particularly thick and have little mobility. This adaptation is added to other anatomical particularities of their vision in a marine environment.
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