Sunday, May 3, 2015

27. What fish is a thirsty bloodsucker?


Lampreys are strange fish with eel-shaped bodies. Instead of jaws, they have round mouths, filled with rows of horny teeth. The lamprey uses its mouth as a sucker, to fasten on to another fish’s body. Its teeth scrape away the fish’s skin, and then the lamprey drinks its blood!

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