Cormorants are sea-dwelling birds that consume high levels of salt from the seawater they drink. To get rid of this excess salt, cormorants "sneeze" out the salt that has collected in a localized area near their sinuses. This process is an example of
A) osmoregulation.
B) thermoregulation.
C) conduction.
D) radiation.
Answer: A
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