Flying Fish Facts: the FISH that FLIES | Animal Fact Files

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Have you ever seen a flying fish in real life? It would be so cool to see them leaping from the waves!

[@_just_looking_thank_you]

Yes, in South Florida, near the Gulf Stream. Amazing.

[@nickcosimano5028]

I have, they were scared of the boat I was on. I also caught a young one in a bucket. It was stuck in the tide pools.

[@Randhawa684]

🎉 yes I have they look soooo coooool I have taken a photo🎉

[@tracybowling1156]

Excellent choice guys! I did not know that Flying Fish were that beautiful. When we went on a cruise from Tampa to The Cayman Islands & Mexico, there were so many Flying Fish to see. They were like little dolphins jumping in and out of the water right beside the ship. It was def a spectacular thing to see! Thank u to both of you for this excellent episode!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

What an awesome experience! So glad you enjoyed the video

[@erstwhilegrubstake]

"Unfortunately for these flying fish, they took to the skies to escape predators from the water only to land in the beaks of predators in the air." Ah yes, the basic tenet of subsistence being the revolving door of measures and countermeasures.

[@BiggerDaruto]

When I was on my honeymoon in Mexico we went swimming with whale sharks and mantas. We saw hundreds of flying fish on the boat ride out flying out of the water as our boat passed.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Omg that's so cool!!! What an awesome experience!!

[@LucklessLex]

commander shepard took me by surprise lmao

[@AnimalFactFiles]

He has special eyes 👁👄👁

[@KoBAMY-ud9rw]

MY BRAND!!@@AnimalFactFiles

[@carto4028]

Very strange strategy, I assume that if there are no birds nearby their strategy works nicely. If they make enough of a scene though and birds are attracted then their strategy sort of falls apart. That said a bird will likely eat alot less fish than a larger ocean predator so hopefully their belly's will fill before they eat the specific fish.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Agreed! It definitely seems like a balancing act of what works for this strategy!

[@kaylathehedgehog2005]

Flying fish are definitely one of my favorite kinds of fish. Those tiny specked ones look like moths.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Yes! We were thinking the same thing!!

[@FriendlyKat]

Wow! I learned so much about flying fish! I had no idea they used their tail to also help them out of the water! I also was super intrigued by the other videos you talked about briefly, so I got a list of videos to watch now! Thanks for the video!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Aww! So glad you enjoyed the video and hope you like the others, too! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@Danarogon]

There also exist flying squid which behave much like flying fish, only they propel themselves out of the water with their siphons, basically like tiny winged water rockets. Maybe inspiration for a future video?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh that's a really cool idea! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@beautyforashes2022]

2:49 They're so beautiful, they look like aquatic Monarch Butterflies or some kind of pretty bird with it's wings outspread.

[@brownspider91]

Learned something new today. Great vid!

[@jadenl629]

Never knew that fish could glide!🤯 Great video, loved the images!🥰

[@apss5736]

such an interesting fish

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Completely agreed!

[@alexmabey7791]

Cool! 😎👍

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thanks! 👍

[@185O]

That looks so cool when they leap!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

We think so, too!!

[@savitachauhan8885]

Interesting facts

[@lenon171]

How do they breathe while flying? Since you said that they can glide for max. 45 seconds in the air. ❓

[@TROLL_FACE_00]

I bet it sucks to be a flying fish. Fancy wings that has no escape from predators. I'd rather be a flying saucer.

[@RabbitHorse777]

Any fish that is transported in an airplane is a flying fish.

[@indyreno2933]

Can you do fact files on the needlefish?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Absolutely! That's a really cool suggestion! Thank you!

[@Le_Blnk____]

Fun fact they taste good if you smoke them

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

Make a vídeo about sloths

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Great suggestion! Thank you!

[@Randhawa684]

🎉I have seen flying fish 🎉

[@eunaekim9216]

It's a fish that can go airborne and have a means of transportation in the air. Your argument is invalid!