Fish are an important part of America’s swamps ecosystem, providing food for many reptiles and birds in the areas. They also help to control the numbers of insect species for better balance in the ecosystem. The species found can vary greatly from tiny little fish at the bottom of the food chain to much bigger …
When ponds and lakes freeze over in winter, you may wonder how fish survive. I know I did, so I wanted to find out more. Fish are cold-blooded and can survive in cold bodies of water. Fish reduce their metabolism to save energy in winter and live in the unfrozen waters of ponds, lakes, streams, …
For any animal, one of its primary concerns is that it needs to survive long enough to breed and produce offspring. Fish, along with many other animals, have adopted many different and intricate defense tactics that they use to survive. Fish defend themselves using a variety of techniques. They use their color to camouflage themselves …
There are hundreds of shipwrecks off the United States and Canadian coast, and many represent a terrible loss of life and property and pollution of the seas and shore. Over time, many of these ships become places of interest to divers, archaeologists, and fishers as they teem with wildlife. Hundreds of species of plants and …
It is hard to imagine what senses fish have without already knowing. Being mammals ourselves, we believe that all mammals have the same senses as us; sound, sight, smell, touch, and taste. Fish have the same five senses that land mammals do: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing. Another sense fish have is called the …