The Amazing World of Flyingfish

"Charming . . . [A] great book for any fan of natural history and anyone who still remembers the day they discovered some fish can fly!" —Gabriel Thoumi, Mongabay

If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators such as dolphins, swordfish, and tuna. Some can travel for more than six hundred feet per flight. Ye...