Fish That Walk | National Geographic

mudskippers which can be found in the

mudskippers which can be found in the mudflats of mangrove forests from West

mudflats of mangrove forests from West

mudflats of mangrove forests from West Africa to New Guinea our fish that spend

Africa to New Guinea our fish that spend

Africa to New Guinea our fish that spend most of their time out of the water they

most of their time out of the water they

most of their time out of the water they walk eat and court on land they’re the

walk eat and court on land they’re the

walk eat and court on land they’re the only fish to do all this on land instead

only fish to do all this on land instead

only fish to do all this on land instead of in the big drink they carry water in

of in the big drink they carry water in

of in the big drink they carry water in their large Gill chambers which they use

their large Gill chambers which they use

their large Gill chambers which they use in the exact opposite way you’d use

in the exact opposite way you’d use

in the exact opposite way you’d use scuba gear you carry air to breathe in

scuba gear you carry air to breathe in

scuba gear you carry air to breathe in the water they carry water to breathe in

the water they carry water to breathe in

the water they carry water to breathe in the air since their eyes stick out on

the air since their eyes stick out on

the air since their eyes stick out on top of their heads they act kind of like

top of their heads they act kind of like

top of their heads they act kind of like a periscope on a submarine they have an

a periscope on a submarine they have an

a periscope on a submarine they have an amazing field of vision made even

amazing field of vision made even

amazing field of vision made even greater because the eyes can act

greater because the eyes can act

greater because the eyes can act independently of each other when their

independently of each other when their

independently of each other when their eyes dry out they can roll them back

eyes dry out they can roll them back

eyes dry out they can roll them back into water filled skin folds that re

into water filled skin folds that re

into water filled skin folds that re moisten them one other thing mud

moisten them one other thing mud

moisten them one other thing mud skippers do on land they fight each

skippers do on land they fight each

skippers do on land they fight each other over it when a mudskipper shows

other over it when a mudskipper shows

other over it when a mudskipper shows its fins that means is preparing to mud

its fins that means is preparing to mud

its fins that means is preparing to mud wrestle over its piece of mud

here comes a predator

here comes a predator a monitor lizard

the mudskipper may be a masterpiece of

the mudskipper may be a masterpiece of eccentric evolution to us but to the

eccentric evolution to us but to the

eccentric evolution to us but to the monitor lizzard it’s just a relatively

monitor lizzard it’s just a relatively

monitor lizzard it’s just a relatively nimble snack