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This Peculiar Fish ‘Hibernates’ and Actually Needs Air to Live
Have you ever heard of a fish that breathes air and “hibernates” to survive? The lungfish is an incredibly unique and ...
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Lungfish Cocoons Are Alive, Sort Of
A frican lungfish (Protopterus spp.) live in water for part of each year.During yearly dry seasons, though, they dig into mud, curl up, and secrete staggering amounts of mucus that then hardens to ...
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The World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish Is Older Than Scientists Originally Thought, New Study Finds
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences say that the Australian lungfish, Methuselah, may even be older than 100 years old Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...