Which animals can live in water and on land?

Which animals can live in water and on land?

Amphibians are vertebrates (animals with backbones) which are able, when adult, to live both in water and on land. Unlike fish, they can breathe atmospheric oxygen through lungs, and they differ from reptiles in that they have soft, moist, usually scale-less skin, and have to breed in water.

What land animals are good swimmers?

The best swimmers in the animal kingdom

Dolphins, the best of the best. The body shape of cetaceans like the dolphin (the photo at the top of this article), makes them great at swimming.

Seals, walruses, and sea lions.

Polar bears.

Penguins.

Hippos.

Elephants.

Jaguars.

Beavers, the architects of the river ecosystem.

30 Jul 2019

What animals can walk on the surface of water?

Insects, such as water striders, and spiders, such as fisher spiders, can glide or scamper across the surface of water. These critters are small enough that their weight can be supported almost entirely by surface tension, the relatively weak forces that hold water molecules together.