Fast Fish
ERY. few investigations ‘ have been made to decide this question, but a few years ago a Belgian observer was timing salmon, and. has concluded that they can swim a short way at the rate of about ten yards a second, or about as fast as a good sprinter can run.: An American-ob-server found that a fish called the alewife could swim at about the same rate, It is probable, however, that many fish can swim much faster than these figures indicate. Sharks often accompany swift steamers for days, and even porpoises can keep up with a liner for a long time,
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Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 5, 14 August 1936, Page 56
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103Fast Fish Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 5, 14 August 1936, Page 56
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