The African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens) lives in flood plains, which can be tricky in drought season, as the water dries up most aquatic species would be in trouble. Luckily, this smart fish has developed a way to breathe even when it is out of the water by secreting a thin, slimy film that it covers itself in. This slime dries into a fragile cocoon that the fish can live in for over a year.
A Fish Out of Water
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Wow that’s amazing
I knew that
That’s really cool! Mother Nature always finds a way to amaze us
So fricking cool
Very very very very cool
Very very very very
Cool
I had to look it up to see. I can’t believe they can live outside water for so long
Eww but cool!
That sounds werd!
I know, so COOLand WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .
So cool