Photo by Rich Gasparian (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA Useful Sail<\/h3>\n
Their sail is more than just a fashion statement. It actually plays a pretty important role in their feeding strategy. The Sailfish loves feeding on schools of sardines and anchovies, which they corral together using their large sail. They are basically like a shepherd herding their sheep…..only the Sailfish shepherd eats their “sheep” right away. You have to feel sorry for the poor sardines and anchovies since they don’t stand a chance against a fish that has a large sail and travels at speeds greater than 100 km\/hr. Although, it isn’t only small fish that need to be on the lookout since the Sailfish will also feast on squid and octopus.<\/p>\n
That does it for today’s warm water fish Wild Fact. Enjoy the rest of your day and we will meet up tomorrow for the last fact of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Can you believe it is December 1st already? You know that this means Christmas is just around the corner, right? For a lot of people, Christmas is associated with snow and cold so I thought we would put those nasty winter thoughts out of our head by studying the warm water Sailfish. Yes, these beautiful creatures are typical found in the warmer oceans throughout the world. Although we may get to hang out in the warmer parts of the world, you better not just relax on the beach if you plan on catching a glimpse of the Sailfish. Unfortunately this <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[64,4024],"tags":[348,2541,4116,451,4025,2539,2540],"yoast_head":"\n
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