My 5-year-old had a school project due in this week about swordfish. Together we found lots of fun swordfish facts.
Fun Swordfish Facts
- Swordfish are cold-blooded - exothermic, but have a special organ near their eyes, which keeps their eyes and brains warm so they can see and think better.
- They can swim up to 60 mph in short bursts.
- They commonly reach 3 m, but some have been found to be up to 4.5 m.
- They can weigh up to 650kg.
- They don't use the sword-like bill to spear but slash instead at prey.
- They don't have teeth!!!
I wasn't sure Z understood how long 3 metres was, so we made a 3 metre long tower of DUPLO bricks on the floor. It was LONG!
We counted this to be 158 DUPLO bricks. We also counted in hands and feet.
For the weight we calculated this to be the same as 650 bags of sugar, or about 22 five year olds!
Comparing the length and weight to things he could visualise seemed to really help him and me understand just how big swordfish can be.
Last Updated on June 30, 2023 by Emma Vanstone
Sarah @ Frugal Fun for Boys says
What a great idea to use Duplos to measure! And I didn't realize that a swordfish was that long!
Ticia says
Swordfish are huge! I guess that big long nose of theirs adds in so much length 🙂
ana says
Dose not tell much about swordfish.
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