Still Waters Posted December 6, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 6, 2012 In Southwestern France, a group of fish have learned how to kill birds. As the River Tarn winds through the city of Albi, it contains a small gravel island where pigeons gather to clean and bathe. And patrolling the island are European catfish—1 to 1.5 metres long, and the largest freshwater fish on the continent. These particular catfish have taken to lunging out of the water, grabbing a pigeon, and then wriggling back into the water to swallow their prey. In the process, they temporarily strand themselves on land for a few seconds. http://blogs.discove...ns#.UMCcOaxqOH2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted December 6, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Those catfish are -puts on shades- RADICAL~! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrmboy Posted December 6, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted December 6, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I would NOT want to meet those catfish in a dark alley. That's crazy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted December 6, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 6, 2012 A catfish eating birds sounds very fitting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveForTomorrow Posted December 6, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 6, 2012 haha, looks like a zoomed out version of killer whales hunting on shores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted December 6, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 6, 2012 "The European catfish is an alien, introduced into the Tarn in 1983, and currently flourishing there." These kinds of unnatural "introductions" hardly ever end well, for the introduced species, other species and humans. Just knock it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted December 6, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Just knock it off. No one likes to be told what to do, unfortunately. Or fortunately. Depending on your point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted December 9, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) The fish was introduced there, but the fishes natural range does include France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. I wonder if the fish will start to develop stronger fins over generations and the ability to stay out of water longer and longer?? Evolution in action? Edited December 9, 2012 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted December 9, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2012 In India they should be called maneater-fish in some cases, or at least corpse-eater-fish as they stay down-stream of river funerals feasting on the remains that floats down the river. A rather repulsive fish really. Like a river garbage-truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted December 9, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I wonder why the pigeons aren't more aware when the fish comes closer to the shore,and now have a fear of them .... I guess fish dont register as danger. I liked when the pigeons got awa It seems unnatural for a fish to be eating a bird.It's almost like revenge for all the birds that have eaten them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted December 9, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Google "Wels Catfish" images. Some of these suckers get tremendously large. Wiki says it is the 4th largest freshwater fish in the world. Edited December 9, 2012 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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