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The fish that walk on land - Noah R. Bressman

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We think of fish as completely aquatic animals. But there are actually hundreds of fish species that are amphibious, meaning that they possess adaptations that enable them to survive on land. Once on land, however, they face suffocation, drying up, and being hunted by land predators. So why do fish make the exodus from water to land? Noah R. Bressman explores the ingenious ways these fish survive.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Noah R. Bressman
Director
Anna Benner
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Music
Raphael Tschernuth
Sound Designer
Raphael Tschernuth
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Script Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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