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Goldfish are cold-blooded.
▶ There are more than 500 kinds of goldfish in the
world.
▶ The largest goldfish can
be 30-40 centimeters long and about 3 kilograms in weight.
▶ Wild goldfish live in lakes and ponds.
▶ Goldfish can eat almost anything. They eat plankton, insects, worms, plants, vegetables, small birds,
and even reptiles!
▶ Females lay almost a thousand eggs. The eggs hatch within 48-72 hours.
▶ Goldfish usually live in groups. They don’t like
to live alone.
▶ Goldfish can’t close their eyes.
▶ Goldfish sleep with their eyes open.
▶ People in ancient China started keeping
goldfish as pets more than 1,000 years
ago.
▶ Goldfish can live in cold and freezing waters.
▶ Goldfish live about 5-10 years.
▶ The world’s oldest recorded goldfish was 43
years old! |
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