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1. be quite large

2. use your barbels to find prey among the gravel along the bottom of the river

3. extend your siphon-like mouth to eat small fish, shellfish, and crustaceans

4. launch yourself out of the water and make a big splash just for fun

5. show off them scutes!

in football / soccer, the area between the goal posts and crossbar is 0.25% the area of the soccer pitch.

in ice hockey, the area between the posts and crossbar is only 0.14% the area of the ice rink.

so, for ice hockey, the goal is actually smaller relative to the size of the play area

"but wait! hockey pucks and footballs aren't the same size!"

if you took a slice of a FIFA regulation football, the area is 0.22% of the goal area

if you did the same to an NHL puck, the area is between 0.09% and 0.20% of the goal area, depending on the angle of the puck

so assuming that it's easier to get a smaller object in the goal than a bigger object, hockey is the "easier" sport to score in this time.

"but what about the goalie??? they're the same size!"

true! in football, a MUCH larger portion of the net is left uncovered than in ice hockey. do that does seem a bit easier.