Chapter 295: Frigate Bird Raid

The audience in the live broadcast room just felt that their eyes had been broadened anew.

This incident shows how sharp the swordfish's upper jaw is.

Some people even make it into a dagger, with such powerful attack power that even sharks have to give it some respect.

At this time, everyone turned their attention back to flying fish.

When facing the arrogant attack of swordfish.

The flying fish fled in all directions in an instant. Although the flying fish can swim at a speed of up to 10 meters per second, the swordfish is several times faster than them.

Flying fish were constantly being eaten, and seeing that there was no way to escape, the flying fish made surprising moves.

They all jumped out of the water!
Flying fish's long-term avoidance of natural enemies has allowed them to evolve a new skill.

That's flying.

Their fins have evolved to be as developed as bird wings, and they use the wind to fly in the air, with a distance of up to 400 meters.

Even if swordfish has super fast speed, they can't do anything to them and can only wait for the opportunity in the water.

The sight of those flying fish surfacing one by one was very shocking, just like a dragon going straight out to the sea.

A splash of water rose in the air, and the dreamlike image left the audience stunned.

Even Su Ran wanted to take out his camera and snap a few photos.

But unfortunately, he is now in the sea and has no camera to use, so he can only feel a little regretful.

"Oh my god, these flying fish are really amazing. This is the first time I have seen flying fish."

"Don't say it's your first time seeing this. It's my first time seeing this too."

Flying fish flying in mid-air can basically avoid the attack of swordfish.

Because swordfish can only stay in the water, the flying fish that jump out of the water can only watch helplessly.

Humph, you’re still too young to catch me!

Su Ran seemed to be able to see the flying fish mocking its natural enemy.

In fact, if it were him, he would definitely mock it, but sometimes, no matter whether you are a human or an animal, you should not be too arrogant.

Because once you become proud and complacent, bad things will always happen.

Especially at this time, the air is full of dangers.

Large numbers of frigatebirds are chasing and intercepting them.

The audience was a little confused when they heard the name.

"What is this? Such an ugly name."

"Frigate bird? This is the first time I've heard of it."

"Does this warship have anything to do with the ship?"

The audience showed great curiosity.

Su Ran said: "Frigatebird is the general name for birds of the genus Frigatebird in the family Frigatebird in the order Pelecaniformes, also known as soldier bird."

“Don’t be surprised by its name because it is the fastest flying bird on the sea and can travel the longest.

It's like a warship fulfilling its mission."

The bird that viewers see now has a small body, short and thin legs, a hooked beak, long and thin wings, and a long forked tail.

Their life span is actually relatively average.

The life span in the wild is generally about 15 years. Su Ran told netizens that most frigatebirds are distributed in tropical and subtropical waters near coasts and islands around the world.

They usually live in woods along the coast. They like to live in groups and often rest in groups on islands.

During the day, they often fly over the sea to catch food in the water, which mainly consists of fish.

It is also distributed in coastal areas and archipelago areas in China.

The frigatebird's feathers are black with blue and green luster, and its throat pouch and toes are bright red.

The female's lower neck and chest are white, and the feathers lack luster.

The most prominent feature of the frigatebird is that it has a relatively large red throat sac, which expands when inflated, like a red balloon.

When the air is compressed, a "huh" sound can be heard.

Su Ran specifically emphasized that the throat sac and sound are intended to attract female birds.

Because the frigatebird has well-developed pectoral muscles and its wingspan is between 2-2.5 meters, its speed can reach about 400 kilometers when flying for hunting.

It is truly the fastest flying bird in the world.

Of course, it can not only fly to an altitude of 1200 meters, but also fly more than a thousand meters away from its nest.

In addition, frigatebirds have a strong ability to cope with natural disasters. Some people have seen frigatebirds flying safely from the air in a level 12 storm without fear.

As for the fact that they love fish very much as mentioned at the beginning, then these flying fish are their favorite food.

During the day, they often fly and swim over the sea, spying on food in the water. Once they spot fish on the sea, they quickly dive down from the sky.

At this moment, a frigatebird was seen inserting its 12-centimeter beak into the water, and immediately flew up rapidly with a fish in its mouth.

Not a drop of water got on my whole body!

Su Ran said that the frigatebirds' feathers do not have waterproof oil, and once the sea water soaks the feathers, they will drown!
Therefore, frigatebirds live on the coast or coastal islands and dare not go deep into the center of the ocean.

Frigatebirds never dive to catch fish. Instead, they prefer to chase warships or fishing boats, picking up fish stunned by the waves and dead fish or fish pieces thrown from the boats.

Although the birds do not have webbed feet and cannot swim, they can perch on tree branches.

It can be said that the flying fish was attacked from both sides at this time.

There are extremely fast swordfish at the bottom of the water, and there are frigatebirds on the surface.

They are neither flying nor not flying.

But most of the time, sea bream are the natural collaborators of frigatebirds.

Wherever there are flying fish, there are always bream following.

Because flying fish are top-level fish that like to circle in groups on the sea surface, when they are attacked by snappers, they will open their wing-like pectoral fins, swing their tails rapidly, and jump out of the water in panic.

When the snappers rush towards the school of fish, they force the flying fish to jump out of the water. When the frigatebirds see this, they will dive down quickly and accurately aim at the flying fish.

It opened its mouth and grabbed the flying fish gliding in the air.

According to research, the frigatebird is very good at using gravity. The moment it catches a flying fish is when the fish is gliding in the air and is bound by the earth's gravity and is about to fall. The frigatebird immediately flies high into the sky with the flying fish in its mouth, and suddenly lets go when it reaches a certain ideal height.

The flying fish falls freely!
The frigatebird flies to the bottom of the falling flying fish at a faster speed, opens its mouth wide and effortlessly uses the earth's gravity again to make the falling flying fish quickly enter its stomach.

Su Ran also found it very interesting to see the flying fish that jumped into the water and were snatched away one by one by the frigatebirds.

"What's interesting is that although the frigatebird is a good hunter, it often doesn't bother to do it, but prefers to use its superb flying skills to intercept and rob other seabirds of their catch."

"If they see their neighboring red-footed boobies returning from fishing, they will suddenly attack them, forcing them to give up the fish and shrimp in their mouths, and then they will dive quickly to grab the falling fish and shrimp and keep them for themselves."

Su Ran laughed and said, "Because of the frigate bird's robbing behavior, people also call it a robber bird." (End of this chapter)