Saturday 26 March 2016

Waterfall-Climbing Cavefish Walks Like A Land Animal

Waterfall-Climbing Cavefish Walks Like A Land Animal

A blind, walking cavefish in Thailand can climb up steep, slippery rocks in rapidly flowing water thanks to a pelvis bone that’s remarkably similar to that of four-legged landlubbers. The findings, published in Scientific Reports this week, could help us understand the transition from finned to limbed appendages that took place some 420 million years ago.

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