Imagine a fish so desperate to survive that it takes flight above the waves, using the open air as its last line of defense.

Astonishing video captures a speedboat flying into the air at more than 200 mph during a doomed attempt to break a speed ...

Angling upward, the four-winged flying fish breaks the surface and begins to taxi by rapidly beating its tail while it is still beneath the surface. It then takes to the air, sometimes reaching ...

The air isn't just for insects, bats or birds - there are a few other animals that can take to the skies. From tree snakes to flying fish, discover some creatures that use the air to their advantage.

have no doubt that flying-fish gather all their impulse by the lateral movements of their tail as they leave the water and then sustain themselves in the air by what would now be termed “planing”.

JUNE 11, 1873, at sea 300 miles south of Panama, I saw a man-of-war hawk and a school of bonitos in pursuit of a school of flying-fish. As one of the latter came out of the water, closely pursued ...