🌊 Where Fish Live

• Fish live in water — oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds.
• They breathe using gills,
•  not lungs like people.

❄️ How Fish Stay Cool

• Fish are cold‑blooded, which means their body temperature changes with the water around them.

🦴 Fish Bodies

• Fish have backbones, just like mammals.
• Their bodies are covered with scales, not fur or hair.

🐣 Fish Families

• Female fish lay eggs instead of giving birth to live babies.
• Mother fish do not feed milk to their babies.

🐟 Caring for Eggs and Babies

• Most mother and father fish do not care for their eggs or babies.
• But some kinds of fish do protect their eggs and young ones until they can swim away safely.

💡 More Fun Fish Facts

• Fish come in many colors and shapes — some are tiny, and some are huge!
• The largest fish in the world is the whale shark.
• The smallest fish can be shorter than your fingernail.
• Fish use their fins to move and balance in the water.
• Some fish can even jump out of the water or glow in the dark!

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Science Connection: Fish are part of the group of animals called vertebrates because they have backbones. They help us learn about how animals live and move in water!

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