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factandaphoto: Flying Fish (like the one pictured above) don’t actually fly — they “jump” out of the water to avoid predators, and then glide on air and ocean currents using over-sized pectoral fins as pseudo-wings. In 2008, the BBC recorded one “flying” for roughly 45 seconds, as seen here. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

factandaphoto:

Flying Fish (like the one pictured above) don’t actually fly — they “jump” out of the water to avoid predators, and then glide on air and ocean currents using over-sized pectoral fins as pseudo-wings. In 2008, the BBC recorded one “flying” for roughly 45 seconds, as seen here.

(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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  1. lifeisjustatheory reblogged this from mindwideweb and added:
    Those wings look like they’re made out of paper. Byootiful.
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    I saw these when I was on my cruise :3 It was awesome, you’d see them jump
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    They look delicious...birds this way, too.
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