7 Weirdest Flying Animals

Flying fish

Apparently, life at sea just doesn’t cut it anymore for our finned mates, with some fish wagging out of the water and into the sky.

Flying fish are members of the Exocoetidae tribe, and use their remarkable ability to shake off predators. Flying fish uses their super-streamlined shape while underwater to achieve speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour. It makes them one of the top 10 fastest fish. They then push themselves upwards to crack the surface, where they use their tails to skim along the water before bringing the air to its fullest.

Their powerful pectoral fins help them reach 1.2 meters high and lengths of up to 200 meters high. But that’s not all – they can beat their tails again when the fish loses height and approaches the water to travel across the surface and prolong their flight to 400 m.

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