This ADORABLE little face belongs to the African lungfish. It is one of the more advanced species of lungfish, with the Queensland or Australian lungfish being the most primitive (QLD species has only a single "lung", has lobe-fins similar to the coelacanth, and is the only lungfish species which can breathe through its gills - others gulp air as the gills are no longer efficient - therefore it is the only lungfish that cannot live out of water but must instead remain moist [other species may live for several months out of water in burrows etc]).
Another interesting thing to note, this African lungfish looks like Rosie, a King Charles spaniel...
*note the resemblance*
Another interesting thing to note, this African lungfish looks like Rosie, a King Charles spaniel...
*note the resemblance*
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