Photo by Omnitarian (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Gar is a slow moving fish, therefore they tend to rely on the sheer power and strength of their jaws to dominate the fish world. Not only are their mouths powerful but they are also filled with a ton of sharp, needle-like teeth.\u00a0 To make matters worse for the little fish and crabs hanging out in Gar territory is the fact that they hunt in schools.\u00a0 That’s right, groups of Gar will work together in an attempt to ambush the poor prey as one massive\u00a0 and scary looking fish.\u00a0 Nobody said life was easy for a small fish in a North American freshwater system.<\/p>\n
Gar Fast Fact – <\/strong>Due to the typically large size of the Gar, they actually have very few natural predators.\u00a0 Some of their biggest threats include alligators, crocodiles, large fish and of course those pesky humans. Luckily the Gar is not considered to be threatened for extinction.\u00a0 Although their populations are decreasing in some areas due to over-fishing and water pollution.<\/p>\nWell that does it for the first fact of the week.\u00a0 Make sure you dry off and get ready for tomorrow’s brand new Wild Fact!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well I hope all of the Mother’s out there enjoyed their special day and were able to spend time with their families.\u00a0 The love, support, guidance and encouragement that mom’s provide is something that should be celebrated every day so Thank You to all the mother’s out there (especially my own). Today’s Wild Fact has absolutely nothing to do with mothers or special occasions.\u00a0 Unless you think\u00a0 a slimy fish called a Gar is related to Mother’s Day.\u00a0 So what exactly is a Gar?\u00a0 Well, they are a long fish which is typically found in the freshwater’s of Central and <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[64,4024],"tags":[348,4116,451,1882,1379,1880,1881,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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