Which animals have weird lung adaptations?

If your lungs are working properly, you probably don't think about them all that much. They're pink. There are two of them. Smoking makes them sad. What else is there, really? Well, did you know your right lung is bigger than your left, which has to share space inside your chest cavity with the heart? read more

Amphisbaenians are just the opposite in extending their left lung down their body cavity while dwindling the right lung, so much so with some species having only a vestigial remnants of the right lung. Lungless salamanders (Family: Plethodontidae) have lost both their lungs relying on breathing through their skin. read more

You’re about to see animals that have developed some of the most insane survival adaptations. These could very well be the coolest animals in the world! From squirting blood out of their eyes to stabbing their ribs through their owns chests these are 25 animals with insane survival adaptations. read more

Found in the rainforests of Ecuador, this salamander has one truly incredible adaptation—it has no lungs. Rather, it “breathes” through its skin, absorbing oxygen from the air around it. The researchers at Conservation International described it as “remarkably ugly,” which is definitely an apt description of the tiny amphibian. read more