Flyingfish with Booby Predation (slideshow)

[milvipes]

Don't get all worked up by the word "booby": booby = gannet.

And the most specialized predators of flying fish are the frigatebirds & dolphinfish/mahi mahi/dorado.

[HumboldtMike]

@milvipes So that's what a gannet is. My English friend calls people who eat too fast or too much "gannets"

[matttcoburn]

some lovely shots here mike

[HumboldtMike]

@matttcoburn Thanks -- but you should see the hundreds of shots of empty water... Gotta love digital!

[esobut]

OK, I truly thought this video was going to involve a flying fish wedged into some chick's cleavage... as in, they were preying upon her boobies? Now I feel both stupid and disappointed.

[HumboldtMike]

@esobut Yeah, this video probably gets more views than it should.

[esobut]

@HumboldtMike LOL.... love the pics anyway. Flying fish are amazing! :3

[adamflip1]

its a bird looking like a fish and can go under water like pengwins its a regular bird not a fish

[humboldtdf]

Gotta love the boobies!