Tuna can swim at speeds approaching 40 miles per hour.
Sources
- These popular tuna species are no longer endangered ... (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tuna/ (worldwildlife.org)
- https://websites.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/overfishing-of-the-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-3 (websites.umass.edu)
- https://www.speedofanimals.com/animals/bluefin_tuna (speedofanimals.com)
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