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The pond disappeared. The fish stayed.

A drying pond is not the end of the story for an African lungfish. Follow it underground, into a cocoon, and back to the water.
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  1. The pond disappeared.

    The fish stayed. Meet an African lungfish.

  2. Water runs out.

    The lungfish burrows into the soft mud.

  3. A cocoon forms.

    A coating of mucus dries around its body.

  4. Life slows down.

    Inside its cocoon, the lungfish breathes air and waits.

  5. Then the rain returns.

    The ground floods. The lungfish emerges and swims again.

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