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FLYING FISH

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Fish are suppose to swim inside the water. But there are several species of fish who are gifted with wings like fins which enables the fish to glide for a considerable distance above the surface of water. This unique ability is a natural defense technique used to evade predators. After airborne, flying fish can glide up to 200 meters to escape the predator. 

DOLPHINS PREY STRATEGY

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Dolphins are considered to be an intelligent animal. This video shows a remarkable strategy of bottlenose dolphins to hunt their prey. By beating its tail down hard, the dolphin stirs up the shallow silt. And by swimming in a circle it creates a ring of rising mud around a shoal of fish. The contracting rings acts as a net and traps the fish. The fish in effort to escape jump straight into the open mouths of waiting dolphins. 

PEEL P50 - The World's Smallest Car

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Stuck in the traffic and want a way out. Here is the world's smallest car for you. Peel P50 was listed in 2010 Guinness book of world records for the smallest production car ever made. This car was originally manufactured from 1962 to 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle on Man. Although it had no reverse gear but a handle at the rear allows the lightweight car to be physically maneuvered.  Source: peelengineering.com The car was designed for the urban areas and was advertised in the 1960s. It had the seating capacity of one adult and a shopping bag. The vehicle had only one door on its left side. The company produced 50 P50s and out of which 27 are known to still exist. One of those 27 cars was sold for a record US$ 176,000 at a Sotheby's auction in March 2016.   Source: peelengineering.com Peel Engineering Ltd in England again started manufacturing of the P50 and Trident models from its premises in Sutton-in-Ashfield. This car is very much similar t...