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erronis

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5. Thank you - now part of my non-parity-checked memory. I know octopuses will also leave

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:49 PM

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the water to get up on dry land to escape predators.

Ain't evolution wonderful?
(I wouldn't be here without it, which is another reason to doubt the benefits of evolution....)

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short video of a flying fish [View all] BootinUp Monday OP

Did the fish sprout wings? erronis Monday #1

The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, BootinUp Monday #3

Thank you - now part of my non-parity-checked memory. I know octopuses will also leave erronis Monday #5

This is a fascinating case, I think. BootinUp Monday #7

I was expecting to see a fish surface, jump two or three feet and then go back down. 3Hotdogs Monday #2

Incredible. TY for posting. NoMoreRepugs Monday #4

I remember the first time I saw flying fish EYESORE 9001 Monday #6

They were trying not to get eaten mahina Monday #9

Malolo in Hawaiian mahina Monday #8