Gecko drinks by licking its eyeballs

This image is by photographer Isak Pretorius who spent 3 days tracking the little fella…

From The Daily Mail…

The web-footed creature is a rare reptile found on coastal sand dunes in Namibia between the sea and the desert.

The nocturnal geckos collect water on their eyeballs in the early morning when a mist bank descends as cool coastal air hits the warmth of the desert.

Then they lick it off to have a drink.

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