Tree-climbing Fish Filmed Hopping Along Water Before Jumping Onto Land and Walking Away

A team of scientists traveled to Java to investigate the mudskipper fish
The mudskipper is famed for its ability to walk on land using its fins like legs
The team discovered a previously undocumented panic behavior from the fish
It was able to use its tail in a rapid beating motion to skip across a river surface
They assumed the radical movement was a way of evading threats and reaching dry land