What Do Fish Eat in Winter?

Katie from the United States wrote:
When it is winter and the water freezes what do fish eat??

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Katie,

That's a great question. In winter, especially when the surface water over a pond or lake freezes, fish swim deeper where water might not freeze. There they can find crustaceans (kruh-stay-shee-ans) which are small shrimp-like animals, smaller fish and other creatures to feed on. Of course, different fish need different food - so some might eat old vegetation laying at the bottom.

Also, when it gets colder fish slow down and don't use as much energy - so they don't need to eat as much food.

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What Do Seals Eat?

Dasfgfve from United States wrote:
What do seals eat?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi There,

Seals eat mostly fish. They also like a few other things like crabs, shrimp and even octopus if they can catch them.

And we have great article about seals in Glossopedia. If you want to know more about them click on the picture below.

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Where Do Fishes Live?

Jada from United States wrote:
where do fish live and what types of fish are there?

GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:

Hi Jada,

Fish live in almost every place on earth you find water. The easy places are in saltwater or marine habitats like the oceans, and in freshwater such as ponds, lakes and rivers. They live in tropical places and in cold icy places like under the ice in Antarctica.

What kind lives there depends on the place - there are over 29,000 types of fishes that science has discovered and named, but every year more and more are discovered. For more about fishes look at the Glossopedia article about Fishes by clicking on the picture below.


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