• Question: DO FISH GET THURSTY?

    Asked by kitkat to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 24 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Rebecca Jones

      Rebecca Jones answered on 24 Jun 2015:

      Only on dry land! Fresh water fish are actually able to absorb the water they need by osmosis so don’t need to ‘drink’. However, salt water fish lose water because of the salt in the surrounding water so need to drink. They have specially adapted gills that pump out salt through special chloride cells.

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