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How Are Animals Adapted To Living In Water?

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    Some insects have gill type structures.  Limbs that are wide for better swimming.

    Fish have a streamlined shape for moving through the water.  Fins and flippers for locomotion.  Gills.

    Mammals that evolved from land animals back into aquatic mammals such as whales and dolphins have many adaptations such as fins and flippers.  Blowholes at the top of the head.  More subcutaneous fat for insulation.

    The list is huge really but this is a start.
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