Still Waters Posted January 7, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2013 A waterfall-climbing fish in Hawaii uses the same muscles to both rise and feed, researchers have discovered. Many gobies can inch their way up waterfalls with the aid of a sucker on their bellies formed from fused pelvic fins. The Nopoli rock-climbing goby, on the other hand, can climb waterfalls as tall as 330 feet (100 meters) "For a human to go the equivalent distance based on body size, it'd be like doing a marathon, some 26 miles (42 kilometers) long, except climbing up a vertical cliff-face against rushing water," http://news.discover...#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted January 7, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The music on that video was damned annoying, but I learnt of these fish while watching that mega series Planet Earth. There you got to see these rock-climbing fish in their natural habitat. Was pretty awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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