Tuesday, 26. December 2006
Topic: NATURE - on December 26, 2006 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Amazing Human Fish - Olm
The Olm or Proteus, Proteus anguinus, is an amphibian animal, endemic to karst areas of the Dinaric Alps.
Olms can go for years without feeding as their extremely slow metabolisms allow them to remain dormant for extremely long periods of time. In one reported case, an olm was placed in a jar in a refrigerator for more than a decade. It was reportedly still alive when finally removed, though with severe damage to its internal organs, including the reabsorption of its own digestive tract for sustenance.
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