This fish walks better when it's raised on land, study finds

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Sometimes a fish out of water really can do better on land! Scientists studying a strange fish called a bichir from riverbanks in Africa have found that when they raise this fish in a terrestrial environment, their bodies actually change in ways that make them more successful walkers.

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