Who can fly farther: flying fish or flying squid? Detailed answer

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Who can fly farther: flying fish or flying squid?

In addition to the well-known flying fish, there are also flying squids that live in the Pacific Ocean, but their methods of flight are completely different. To jump out of the water, fish use fast and strong blows with their tail, and then soar with the help of wide fins, while squids move both in the water and above its surface due to jet thrust, that is, in the direction opposite to the ejected water stream. However, in terms of flight range, squids are much inferior: their maximum observation distance does not exceed 30 meters, and the flying fish record is 400 meters.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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