It has boon asserted that the swordfish and its allies are the most rapid swimmers. Professor Owen, called to testify in Court, lo the power of the- sword fish, stated: “It strikes with the accumulated force of 15 double-headed hammers, and its velocity is equal to that of a swivelshot.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 271, 26 August 1943, Page 4
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