Clownfish shrink in size to survive heat waves


By AGENCY
A clownfish near an anemone in Kimbe Bay, off the coast of Papa New Guinea. — Photos: MORGAN BENNETT-SMITH/AP

To survive warming oceans, clownfish cope by shrinking in size.

Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea. Fish that slimmed were more likely to survive.

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