Show Some Fish Hibernate Many fish flah fl h do hibernate but the Ule phe phe- phenomenon her nom nonis Is not very well ell understood Certain fish flab In the temperate zones tones hibernate but they do not fall into a a condition of at complete torpidity as hibernating hi hl- reptiles and mammals do However Hoever their vital functions are lowered lowered low low- ered and they hide In sheltered holes and cease to go ro abroad to search for for tor food Other species especially In the tropics survive long by passing passing pass pass- pass ing the Ue dry season In a perfectly to toe tor- pid state Imbedded deep In the mud A few species prepare themselves al 81 a cavity coated Inside with a n layer lar of or hardened mucus which preserves them from complete desiccation In India It Is said fish survive more than one one- season In win ponds which are dry for several years ears Even ETen though the bottom bot hot tom torn of the pond has hns been dry for tor over a n year when the water releases them from the lie mud the fish come out apparently op- op l none one the worse for their ex ex- |