How a Legless, Leaping Fish that Lives on Land Avoids Predators

A study was done concerning rather strange animals: legless fish that can move about on land known as Pacific Leaping Blennies. The fish live on the island of Guam and can evade their predators using camouflage. They are usually hunted by birds, crabs, and lizards. The fish will live on land for the rest of their adult lives and must stay wet in order to breathe properly. They are able to jump by using a tail-twisting maneuver. UNSW researchers Dr. Terry Ord and Courtney Morgans from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre were behind the study, and their findings will soon be viewable in the journal Animal Behavior. Their color and camouflage techniques were looked into and researched.

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