African Lungfish is a freshwater eel-like fish that aestivates during the dry season. Aestivation is similar to hibernation in that the animal enters a period of inactivity but it occurs during the heat and dryness of the African summer. Differing accounts say the fish can lie buried and dormant for 1 to 4 years. People "fishing" for them look for telltale air holes in the dry river bed.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
African Lungfish
I first saw a piece of this video on Twitter and decided it was so amazing and unusual I had to share it with Some Favourite Things visitors.
African Lungfish is a freshwater eel-like fish that aestivates during the dry season. Aestivation is similar to hibernation in that the animal enters a period of inactivity but it occurs during the heat and dryness of the African summer. Differing accounts say the fish can lie buried and dormant for 1 to 4 years. People "fishing" for them look for telltale air holes in the dry river bed.
African Lungfish is a freshwater eel-like fish that aestivates during the dry season. Aestivation is similar to hibernation in that the animal enters a period of inactivity but it occurs during the heat and dryness of the African summer. Differing accounts say the fish can lie buried and dormant for 1 to 4 years. People "fishing" for them look for telltale air holes in the dry river bed.
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