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by layoutIfNeeded 2501 days ago
Birds have figured it out:

“Animal metabolism produces about 110 grams of water per 100 grams of fat,[1] 42 grams of water per 100 g of protein and 60 grams of water per 100 g of carbohydrate. [...] In mammals, the water produced from metabolism of protein roughly equals the amount needed to excrete the urea which is a byproduct of the metabolism of protein.[6] Birds, however, excrete uric acid and can have a net gain of water from the metabolism of protein.“

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_water