The Fish That Breathes Air

The lungfish is a living fossil, a fish with primitive limbs that breathes air.

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“The Elephant and the Termite“ premieres November 3, 2021, at 8|7c on PBS.

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A lungfish spends each dry season asleep underground, waiting for the waters to arrive before emerging. As the waterhole dries up at the end of the wet season, it will bury down to spend the dry season safely cocooned in the mud.

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[Verbindungsfehle]

There's something incredible bizarre about seing a fish surfacing and gasping for air lmao

[YoussefMouline-zoit]

Fun fact: An Australian variant of the Lungfish actually has both gills AND lungs! It can breathe in and out of water.

[FairyFrequency]

The lung fish is an absolutely fascinating creature!

[WJen]

I am basically a fish that breathes oxygen...

[andrewwoan]

woah sheesh, u telling me he just AFK in the mud for 5 years?

[Earthly]

This phenomenon not only underscores the incredible diversity of life on Earth but also highlights the ingenuity of nature in finding solutions for survival in various habitats.

[fernando-]

To think one footprint holds that much life 😮

[DORogue]

Love how this 2 minute video was taken over the course of a few months

[class.C]

athiests be like: "go grandpa"

[omnivorous]

For all those creationists looking at "transitional fossils"... this is the clip to watch. For one there are no "transitional" creatures per se, only creatures that adopt to their environment and successfully reproduce. There is no directional development towards something, only small, gradual adaptions based on the creatures present genetic make-up. The lungfish is not "stuck" on a development path but good enough adapted to its environment to successfully reproduce. But the lungfish shows how the transition happend from a fully aquatic creature to one that gradually adapts to a terrestrial life. Breathing atmospheric air, developing limbs for landbased locomation, developing features for surviving in dry conditions.

[rabidanimal]

everybody gangsta ‘til the fish starts walking 🏝 🐟

[godsgirl]

Africa is so beautiful with so many hidden gems literally♥️

[dylangeltzeiler]

I heard about those Fishes. Not only are they from Africa, “Such as what we see here.” But also in South America & Australia. They’re one of the few Fish that haven’t changed in Millions of Years. At least there weren’t any Shoebills around to eat one of these Lungfish. I’ll have to wait & find out & see what the rest of this program has for us on the 1st week of November.

[glennalvarez]

LUNGFISH: I had to live in this cruel world.

[DerekDAngel]

Evolution is absolutely astonishing. Even fish can practice deep meditative states to conserve energy and prolong life. Insane to comprehend this.

[wafflez-man-]

Amazing. I'm not even sober and I'll still remember this. Thank you

[normaldavid]

All fish breathe oxygen. There is simply a difference in where they get it.

[rhondahuggins]

Truly a primordial ooze moment! So cool 😎🤯

[rabellogp]

"The Fish That Breathes Oxygen"
aka all of them?

[balthazarbratt]

This is probably the most bizarre thing I've seen a fish do. I didn't even know they did this .