How do fishes scratch their itches? It turns out sharks are involved
- Written by: Christopher D H Thompson, Research Fellow, Marine Futures Lab, The University of Western Australia
Christopher D H Thompson, Author providedImagine you’re a big yellowfin tuna, miles from shore out in the blue, swimming around carefree, until you start to feel a little itch near your eye. Maybe it’s just a scratch that’s healing, or maybe it’s a tiny crustacean nibbling into your skin.
What do you do? You don’t...
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