Lungfish
noun
A type of fish that has lungs and can breathe air.
Certain species of lungfish can survive in dry conditions by breathing air.

Often appears as...
- australian lungfish
- african lungfish
noun
A type of fish that has lungs and can breathe air.
Certain species of lungfish can survive in dry conditions by breathing air.

Often appears as...
- australian lungfish
- african lungfish
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Habitat Conditions
Lungfish are known for living in conditions where water is scarce or oxygen levels are low.

During the dry season, the African lungfish buries itself in mud and breathes air.
Estivation Ability
Some lungfish can enter a dormant state called estivation to survive droughts.

The lungfish estivates in a cocoon of mucus until the water returns.
Evolutionary Importance
Lungfish are a vital link in evolution, showing the transition from sea to land animals.

Lungfish fossils provide clues about the evolution of amphibians from fish.
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Could human civilization...
writes about a universe in which many different von Neumann machines exist and proliferate simultaneously. Some are designed to greet young civilizations, others to locate and destroy them before they become a threat. In fact, in Brin's story "Lungfish,"
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Shoebill Stork vs....
from a pelican its legs from a flamingo and its head from an eagle the Shoebill stork lives in a Great Lakes region of Africa and feeds on frogs baby crocodiles and oh yes the Shoebill is the scourge of the lungfish it can catch
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The Land Re-Emerges PIPE...
it'll craw specially adapted fins allow the catfish to walk on its elbows like the lungfish it can also breathe air it may have to perform this trick many times as its habitable world gets smaller by the day
Video examples
Could human civilization...
writes about a universe in which many different von Neumann machines exist and proliferate simultaneously. Some are designed to greet young civilizations, others to locate and destroy them before they become a threat. In fact, in Brin's story "Lungfish,"
Video examples
Shoebill Stork vs....
from a pelican its legs from a flamingo and its head from an eagle the Shoebill stork lives in a Great Lakes region of Africa and feeds on frogs baby crocodiles and oh yes the Shoebill is the scourge of the lungfish it can catch
Video examples
The Land Re-Emerges PIPE...
it'll craw specially adapted fins allow the catfish to walk on its elbows like the lungfish it can also breathe air it may have to perform this trick many times as its habitable world gets smaller by the day
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