Our Planet: Fresh Water

Fresh water is water that has low concentrations of dissolved salts (salinity) and is found in rivers, lakes, and streams.

At the waterfalls.

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They use acute hearing and can hear the noisy footfall of the jaguar.

The planet's greatest breeding grounds for freshwater fish.

Global temperature rise is reducing the oxygenated layer of water.

Wetlands provide habitat for wildlife, help filter pollutants, and store floodwaters.

The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

Trees absorb water from the ground and release it into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.

Rivers, lakes, and groundwater.