This video from South Africa says about itself:
9 Jan 2014
The waters of the African lake seem calm and peaceful. A few migrant swallows flit near the surface. Suddenly, leaping from the water, a fish grabs one of the famously speedy birds straight out of the air! This swallow-swallowing behaviour, long talked about anecdotally, has now been documented by scientists for the first time.
Science, Space & Robots writes about this:
Video: African Tigerfish Catches Bird in Flight
An African tigerfish was captured on video capturing a swallow in mid-flight. Nature reports that the African tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) has been rumored to jump and catch birds in mid-flight, but this was the first recording of the activity. The behavior was observed in the Schroda Dam, a man-made lake in South Africa. The fish can reach up to one meter in length and have sharp teeth.
Professor Nico Smit, co-author of the study, told BBC News, “The African tigerfish is one of the most amazing freshwater species in the world. It is a striking fish with beautiful markings on the body, bright red fins and vicious teeth.”
Posted on January 13, 2014