BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-09)

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A larvalflounderdrifts5mbelowthe
surfaceoftheopenoceaninthe
Philippines,havingspentthedayin
thedeep.Whenveryyoung,a
flounder’seyesarepositionedon
eithersideofitshead,aswithmost
fish.Asit grows,oneeyemigrates
towardstheother,enablingthe
speciestoliveontheseabedwith
botheyeslookingupwards.Theeye
on this individual is in transition.

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