fish

[helghast]

do fish drink?

[trilobite]

Yes, especially marine species or those that live in salt water.

The osmotic potential between the fish's internal fluids and the surrounding salt water actuall draws water out through the semi-permeable membrane that is the fish's skin.

To avoid dehydration, the fish drinks to replace the lost fluid. Excess salts are removed by the kidneys and excreted.

 

Fresh-water fish tend to have the opposite problem, their kidneys working to remove excess water, as the osmotic potential forces water into their bodies.

 

There are, of course, fish that are adapted to tolerate both environments.

[fantastical]

Yes, I sat next to one at a pub the other day. He "drank like a fish."

[trilobite]

We trilobites just hit the spirits...

[brachiopod]

What's happened to my posts?

I posted a serious reply here about how and why fish drink and now its gone. Posts have gone from other threads aswell, but just mine.

What's going on?

The arthropod formerly known as trilobite.

[fantastical]

Contact the editors to see what they have to say. They do respond, I know. Go to the "contact us" link at the bottom and inquire about your dialemma.

I wonder the same thing.

[simms]

Not if driving

[Uriah Heep]

Not in any pub I've been to.