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FRESHWATER rivers and lakes are part
of the aquatic biome, too. From tiny
streams to rushing rivers and lakes, WATER VOLES splash
they are full of life. by streams all over
Europe and Russia.
HIPPOS submerge themselves
in the waters of East Africa.
MANDARIN DUCKS glide in the
lakes of East Asia and Europe.
REEDFISHES wiggle through
the reeds of African rivers.
BLACK POND TURTLES swim in the YAPOKS dive in the rivers
ponds and rivers of Bangladesh and India. of Central America. Also
called the water opossum,
this is the only aquatic
marsupial.
DAMSELFLIES hover above
ponds throughout the world,
catching tiny insects to eat.
AXOLOTLS paddle around the
bottom of Mexican lakes.
XINGU RAY FISHES
glide along the
bottom of the Xingu
river in Brazil.
