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Feb242015

Do pufferfish hold their breath while inflated?

DateTuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:00AM

According to previous scientific literature, it was generally thought that pufferfish hold their breath while inflated, effectively preventing oxygen uptake and governing how long they can avoid would-be predators.

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