
The nictitating membrane (from Latin nictare, to blink) is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye for protection and to moisten the eye while also keeping visibility
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:37,
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"drawn across the eye FOR PROTECTION"
thus clearly helping in the melty-face stakes.
also, i'm not a sir.
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:41,
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thus clearly helping in the melty-face stakes.
also, i'm not a sir.

Smash is a lady.
My knowledge on sharks, their eyelids & melty faces is limited, so I feel unable to comment on such things.
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:46,
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My knowledge on sharks, their eyelids & melty faces is limited, so I feel unable to comment on such things.

having been utterly obsessed with them since the age of 5
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:53,
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i may actually go and watch jaws now for the hundred-and-somethingth time
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:59,
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I concede. Enough of this Victorian shark banter.
apologies for the gender re-assignment
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Fri 2 Apr 2010, 0:46,
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apologies for the gender re-assignment