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.
Climate change is making floods and droughts more severe and frequent around the world. How might this affect amphibious fishes? Is amphibiousness an advantage or disadvantage in these circumstances?
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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
