buff.jpg byCorene Werhane (Nezumi)

buff.jpg by Corene Werhane (Nezumi)
Water Buffalo: The fins aren%92t used for propulsion, but for temperature regulation. The bulbs can be filled with air from a bladder next to the lungs in order to expand or compress the fins under water and take advantage of temperature variation in currents. They prefer the brackish water of estuaries and shorelines. This need to be named something more appropriate than %93Water Buffalo%94 some day... I have no idea where that came from.
2003-11-18