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The Ridiculously Extreme Lives of Swordfish

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Published Oct 4, 2025, 6:31 PM · 12mo ago

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943,559
+45 views/hour
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18.6K
2.0% of views
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657
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Swordfish are stunning animals possessing a sword on their nose that can make up a third of their total body length. However, this is only part of the story, they are very extreme animals that have adapted many traits that make them exceptional hunters. To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: [email protected] If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some Art work has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6257549_Speed_limits_on_swimming_of_fishes_and_cetaceans https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5087677/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25898843/ https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/67/3/466/731722 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38744-z https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/2/858/4111230 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7079766/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29852704/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25331870/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6662059/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1412372111 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275363451_Not_So_Fast_Swimming_Behavior_of_Sailfish_during_Predator-Prey_Interactions_using_High-Speed_Video_and_Accelerometry https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2726 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3846759/#pone.0081323-Wardle1 https://cob.silverchair-cdn.com/cob/content_public/journal/jeb/223/19/10.1242_jeb.224956/3/jeb224956.pdf?Expires=1762608156&Signature=WDtwswTJHTHr0rjXS~3DsV1MLEMLR45W2J8lT8yiQAdB8hsrHwqPW2J-UFbUYzxHNcsu~Mp2zKPVd5mVakAbi53eo1wlVWtsSeAx5fE-9FnWSXtIRycC5-bFxOnnz-iJ5865Sln0LXtxKIDFJrcfcm6BHr8HvM~6QA50sbZb1I4r-rj9t4kWTB4-IoHoYA6ojc2wPwiaJco-TRiiOrEztYkgfRt3nj3iX~jifYojj1i0aEVqr73hSv9yTpnyS6Pmwf9I9Is7VLMi~~rwKUFb~iVa7XLqJQjYEV55DEtJdUTBDXiFKuCXiFaWjf5RZB5yXt~iUL5BjL2~G5eRY33LCw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA https://www.iccat.int/Documents/CVSP/CV079_2022/n_2/CV079020249.pdf
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