A Brown Trout from the River Hayle in Cornwall, UK (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

A Brown Trout from the River Hayle in Cornwall, UK

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Trout from the metal contaminated rivers, including the River Hayle in Cornwall, UK, have evolved to live in water with metal concentrations that would kill fish from non-polluted waters.

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Josie Paris

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