Article 4M4MC How some of the world's rarest fish dodged a California earthquake

How some of the world's rarest fish dodged a California earthquake

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Maanvi Singh in San Francisco
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There are fewer than 200 Devils Hole pupfish on Earth, so it's a good thing they employed some survival tactics

Devils Hole pupfish - among the rarest fish on earth - know a thing or two about earthquake safety. After all, they managed to ride out a huge wave triggered by the recent tremors in California.

Found only inside an inconceivably deep, sweltering geothermal pool called Devils Hole near Death Valley, and numbering fewer than 200, Devils Hole pupfish are endangered, but not helpless.

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