Headless fish seen casually swimming in lake, old video viral again: 'Crazy cool'

You're probably thinking how is something like that even possible? Well, one straight answer is "It's nature, be prepared to be amazed." Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes a video of a headless fish enjoying a casual swim in a pool of water. That's what this viral video shows. But is it a "zombie" fish, a freak of nature, or is there solid science behind it?

How could the headless fish swim?

In a video recently shared by the popular page 'Nature is Amazing,' a headless fish can be seen enjoying a casual swim in a pond as a curious bystander tries to interact with it while recording a video. Strangely enough, it even pauses in between as if responding to the man's touch and then thinking nothing of it, swims away in another direction. But how is this even possible?

Well, one explanation is that its neural circuit is still intact as are its reflexes. As per various sources, once a fish is left without a mouth or head, its spinal cord continues to retain oxygen. Sadly, this doesn't mean the fish is alive, it's just reflexive activity which phases out after some time.

How did the internet react?

The tweet was shared on August 27, and has raked in 342.8k views, more than 2.5k likes and comments to match. Here's what people had to say:

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