Pages

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Flying fish

Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to hide and escape from predators by leaping out of the water, taking short gliding flights through air just above the water's surface. Their glides are typically around 50 metres (160 ft).


flying-fish
flying-fish1To glide upward out of the water, a flying fish moves its tail up to 70 times per second. It then spreads its pectoral fins and tilts them slightly upward to provide lift. At the end of a glide, it folds its pectoral fins to reenter the sea, or drops its tail into the water to push against the water to lift itself for another glide, possibly changing direction.

flying-fish2
flying-fish3

Would you like to be part of this segment? OR DO YOU WANT TO DONATE TO SUPPORT,??
Please contact us via our email: blog-apps@hotmail.com   for procedures to follow.
 Thanks for stopping by! Your feedback keeps me going. Do follow on  Twitter: @oatzeal
ALWAYS CHECK BACK FOR NEW POST, WE WILL ALWAYS UPDATE SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY

No comments:

Post a Comment