Figure 17.
Nictitating membrane and lower lid blink in a drowsy juvenile Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Sequence: (a): pre-blink; (b): nictitating membrane half covers the pupil and lower lid starts to rise; (c): lower lid half elevated.
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