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These Fish Can Jump Farther When They’re Older | Nat Geo Wild
Researchers studied more than 200 Mangrove rivulus fish, and found the older ones jump farther. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram This is a Mangrove rivulus fish. A new study shows that the older this fish gets, the farther it can jump. Researchers studied more than 200 fish, and found the oldest ones were the longest jumpers. Bone length and placement was a factor in determining how far young fish could jump. But those physical characteristics didn’t matter as much with age. Older fish could jump farther because they have more developed musculature and neural systems to coordinate jumping. For these fish, experience trumps youth. These Fish Can Jump Farther When They’re Older | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/TZzW1pfwmfU Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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