Isaak does not usually fish for the invasive Asian Carp, which have populated Illinois waterways to the point where they literally jump out of the water.

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That probably comes as no consolation to your children if their guppies jump out of their fish bowl.

CNN: After a swimming start, guppies jump, researchers find

The popular pet fish can jump up to eight times their body length, at speeds of more than 4 feet per second, according to a recently published research paper in the online peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

CNN: After a swimming start, guppies jump, researchers find

No researcher has ever reported seeing a fish preparing to jump like that, Soares and Bierman said.

CNN: After a swimming start, guppies jump, researchers find