Assertion: bowfin | /r/CapableOf | gulp air
Facets:
value: into their swim bladders
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the surface
type: LOCATION
value: in well oxygenated water
type: LOCATION
value: in situations
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The bowfin preys on other fish, and because its swim bladder is connected with its esophagus, it can gulp air in situations when the oxygen in the water is depleted.
text: Whereas most fishes must acquire oxygen from water using their gills, Bowfin can gulp air from the surface, temporarily storing it in their blood-vessel-rich gas bladder, which works like a lung.
text: Bowfin are able to breath air, using their swim bladder and can be seen coming to the surface and gulping air even in well oxygenated water.
text: They will gulp air into their swim bladders, which are equipped with blood vessels and can serve as a primite lung.