First ever video of a fish leaping out of the water to prey on flying birds

Kingsport Times News ^ | 1/10/14 | Video from Nature.com

[Rebelbase]

This video found on the web shows an African tigerfish leaping out of a lake and snatching a swallow out of mid air. It is the first confirmed record of a freshwater fish preying on a bird in flight, according to Nature.com

Researches say they saw as many as 20 successful strikes during a research trip.

Video at the article link.

[namvolunteer]

Swallows laden with coconuts, perhaps?

[GeronL]

sooner or later those sharks still circling, waiting for more slaves to eat are going to start eating other things, and it won’t be pretty, I mean SyFy movie of the week bad

//sarc

[Hulka]

An African Swallow or an European Swallow?

[Slings and Arrows]

In Soviet Russia Africa, fish catches YOU!

[Graewoulf]

PING.

[Scoutmaster]

African swallows are non-migratory.

[elcid1970]

I remember a Field & Stream cover from around 1959 that depicted a muskellunge leaping clear out of the water to snatch a red winged blackbird sitting on a cattail.

The worst predators of ducklings or ducks for that matter are snapping turtles. We were taught to leave skunks alone not just for the obvious reason but because skunks ate snapping turtle eggs. More skunks equalled more ducks.

[stevem]

I had to increase my computer image to 300% to see it, and there it was. I s’pect it taught the other birds to fly higher and faster.

[Lurker]

Wow

[Hulka]

For those not following our very serious Swallow discussion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVwBseJD9II#t=44

[JimRed]

this is not new. many larger fish go after birds. muskies - hate em - go after baby ducklings.

Bass will, too.