Rain of fish

One of the most recent cases of fish falling from the sky occurred in the summer of 2000 in Ethiopia, Africa. A local newspaper reported, "An unusual rain of fish, which fell by the millions—some dead, others still alive—sparked panic among the most religious farmers." This is just one of countless cases of rains of fish, frogs, and amphibians—including alligators—that have been collected over the centuries, most of them described by paranormal researcher Charles Fort (many of the rains could indeed be called "Fortian" activity).

Most of these animal rains are attributed to storms, tornadoes, water jets, and similar phenomena. This theory, however, has not been confirmed. Strong winds have also been reported to have snatched fish or frogs from bodies of water such as ponds, streams, and lakes, then carried them—sometimes for miles—and deposited them on land.

There's an irrefutable fact that challenges this theory: in most cases, the rains brought only one kind of animal. For example, only one species of herring or frog fell. How can this be explained? Could an exceptionally strong wind discriminate against other species? If a storm drew water from a pond, wouldn't everything in it—frogs, toads, fish, weeds, glue, maybe even beer cans—fall as it rained?