In West Africa’s seasonal rivers, the lungfish has survived unchanged for 400 million years. When waters dry up, it burrows into mud, forms a mucus cocoon, and breathes air through a small opening. It can stay dormant without food or water for over three years, reviving with the next rains. #Lungfish | Ancientegy
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In West Africa’s seasonal rivers, the lungfish has survived unchanged for 400 million years. When waters dry up, it burrows into mud, forms a mucus cocoon, and breathes air through a small opening. It can stay dormant without food or water for over three years, reviving with the next rains. #Lungfish | Ancientegy
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The African lungfish is a living fossil that has survived for over 400 million years. Found in rivers and swamps of Africa, it can breathe air with its lungs and even survive dry seasons by digging into mud and forming a cocoon. In this state, called aestivation, it slows its body and can live for years without water. With an eel-like body and omnivorous diet, the lungfish shows one of nature’s most unique survival skills. Credit: (Unknown – all rights belong to the owner) #Lungfish #WildlifeFac
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The African lungfish is a living fossil that has survived for over 400 million years. Found in rivers and swamps of Africa, it can breathe air with its lungs and even survive dry seasons by digging into mud and forming a cocoon. In this state, called aestivation, it slows its body and can live for years without water. With an eel-like body and omnivorous diet, the lungfish shows one of nature’s most unique survival skills. Credit: (Unknown – all rights belong to the owner) #Lungfish #WildlifeFac
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The lungfish survives drought by sealing itself in a mucus cocoon underground. It breathes through a narrow tube, slows its body to near stasis, and waits for rain—sometimes for years. | Beyond The Frame
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The lungfish survives drought by sealing itself in a mucus cocoon underground. It breathes through a narrow tube, slows its body to near stasis, and waits for rain—sometimes for years. | Beyond The Frame
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The West African lungfish is an ancient species that has survived on Earth for more than four hundred million years. Known for its remarkable resilience, it can endure extreme droughts by burrowing into the mud and forming a hardened mucus cocoon around itself. During this state, called aestivation, the lungfish slows its metabolism to a near standstill and can survive for up to three years without food or water, breathing through a tiny air hole until the rains return. When the rivers fill agai
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The West African lungfish is an ancient species that has survived on Earth for more than four hundred million years. Known for its remarkable resilience, it can endure extreme droughts by burrowing into the mud and forming a hardened mucus cocoon around itself. During this state, called aestivation, the lungfish slows its metabolism to a near standstill and can survive for up to three years without food or water, breathing through a tiny air hole until the rains return. When the rivers fill agai
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