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Actually, only salt water fish can drink salt water (not fresh water fish), as they have ways to get rid of the extra salt in the water via their gills, specialized salt glands, etc.. Here is a key principle - our body fluids have a very narrow range of osmolarity, meaning if we get too 'salty' or on the other end, if we are too diluted - we could die for various reasons. If we drink water with more salt than our body fluids (or other solutes), we need to get rid of the extra solutes, and the only way to get rid of it is by water and that water comes from our existing body fluids. Salt water fish are not the only ones that can deal with drinking salt water, as some land animals, like seagulls, have supraorbital salt glands above their noses to get rid of a very concentrated salt fluid - that's how they can drink ocean water without losing their existing body fluids. Sharks, skates, rays, and some reptiles etc. can do this too.
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Do fish have different organs in their respiratory system than we do?
Yes, fish have gills for respiration, while humans have lungs. Fish use gills to extract oxygen from water, while humans use lungs to extract oxygen from air. Fish also have a swim bladder to help regulate buoyancy, which is not present in humans.
What is the respiratory medium of people and fish?
Humans primarily use air as their respiratory medium, extracting oxygen from the air and releasing carbon dioxide. Fish, on the other hand, use water as their respiratory medium, extracting oxygen from the water through their gills.
Do owls drink water?
== == == == * Owls do drink water, though because they quench their thirst by eating blood along with their prey, they do not need to drink as often as most other animals. NF * Like any other bird owls do drink water. Every living thing needs water. * like the 1st one owls do drink water. but it doesnt drink it like you would think. when they bite into the prey, it withdraws the moisture in the preys body.
What is the importace of water?
uuuuuu......... you can't live without it.you need it to drink and plants need it to grow and if there are no plants there will be no deer or rabbits or fish. basically if there was no water, life on earth wouldn't exist.
Does this multifilis Ichthyophthirius parasite can infect humans?
No, the Ichthyophthirius multifiliis parasite does not infect humans. It is a parasite that specifically infects fish, particularly freshwater fish species.
If humans drink liquid do fish drink air?
no
Which group of fish never drink water?
No fish drink water. They absorb it through osmosis in their gills
What did early humans do in rivers?
Early humans used rivers for water to drink, cook, bathe, and irrigate crops; to fish; to swim; to travel; etc.
What do bears drink?
polar bears drink the water they get there food from there food is fish and seals. ;)
How much water does a fish drink a day?
nothing, they dont drink O.O guessing they drink water xD
What can kill a barrucuda?
humans fish for them so technically humans can trap them and they are taken out of the water so they then cant breathe and die. Or you could just get explosives and blow them up. Or if you cant do that try poisoned bait.
Can tetra fish live in water that humans drink please answer quick?
Only if the water is not chlorinated, as is the case with most city water. Also, it should be shaken up to oxygenate it before you put the fish in.
What is name of fish that cant swim in water?
because they use there tail to swim, and they don't have a tail on the front so they cant swim backwards.
How salt water fish drink salt water?
fish dont drink salt water they just feel it
Do Aquarium fish drink water?
Since fish live in water they do not need to drink it as such they simply absorb what is needed.
Do puffer fish drink?
puffer fish drink through there gills. so therefor they drink sea water
Why are you not a fish?
Because fish have gills, and breathe water- and I cant!
