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Which animal lives in the hydrosphere and lithosphere? eagle duck shark lizard?

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The duck is an animal adapted to live both in the hydrosphere (water environments) and lithosphere (land environments), due to special adaptations like webbed feet and flat beaks.

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The animal that lives both in the hydrosphere and lithosphere is the duck. Ducks are well-adapted to live on land (lithosphere) where they can walk and find food, as well as in water (hydrosphere) where they swim and often find different types of sustenance. This dual habitat is possible because of their special adaptations like webbed feet for swimming and flat beaks for filtering food from water. On the other hand, animals like the eagle are adapted for life primarily in the air and on land but not in water. Similarly, the shark is an aquatic animal mainly inhabiting the hydrosphere and is not found in the lithosphere. While the lizard, such as the Andean semiaquatic lizard (Potamites montanicola), lives primarily in the lithosphere with some species being capable of swimming, they are not as adept to the aquatic life as a duck is.

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