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halibut are born with one eye and nostril on each side of it’s head, but the left eye and nostril slowly migrate to the right side as the fish matures. This happens because the bones on the left grow faster than the right.

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Fun Fact: halibut are born with one eye and nostril on each side of it’s head, but the left eye and nostril slowly migrate to the right side as the fish matures. This happens because the bones on the left grow faster than the right.

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