Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pufferfish can inflate up to three times their normal size by rapidly swallowing water to appear larger and deter predators.

A Rising Concern for Tourists As summer approaches, visitors to the Mediterranean's renowned beaches are being alerted to a ...

So what if fish need water to live. For certain pufferfish, flirting on the sand of a moonlit beach is irresistible (in bursts). And that’s not the only odd thing the ocean’s famous self-inflators do.

Pufferfish can inflate up to three times their normal size by rapidly swallowing water to appear larger and deter predators. Although dramatic, inflation is often a last-resort defense because it ...

Pufferfish are among the most unique fish in the sea—and sometimes in freshwater too! As their name suggests, pufferfish can inflate like a balloon, transforming from a seemingly ordinary fish into a ...