Man-Eating Catfish

jrbagadoughnuts · 10-12-2008, 12:50 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435061,00.html

Locals Fear Giant Catfish Develop Taste for Live Humans After Feeding on Corpses in River Grave

Thursday, October 09, 2008

AP

File: A giant catfish in Cambodia.

A fearsome fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear.

They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals.

Locals have believed for years that a mysterious monster lurks in the water. But they think it has moved on from scavenging to snatching unwary bathers who venture into the Great Kali, which flows along the India-Nepal border.

The extraordinary creature has been investigated by biologist Jeremy Wade for a TV documentary to be shown in Britain.

?The locals have told me of a theory that this monster has grown extra large on a diet of partially burnt corpses,? Wade said. ?It has perhaps got this taste for flesh by feasting on remains of funeral pyres. There will be a few freak individuals that grow bigger than the other ones and if you throw in extra food, they will grow even bigger.?

Wade discounted theories that crocodiles could be responsible for the carnage before turning his attention to goonches ? among the world?s biggest freshwater fish.

He caught one which tipped the scales at 161 lbs and was nearly 6 feet long ? a world record weight and far bigger than any landed before.

?If that got hold of you, there?d be no getting away,? he said.

Well, lets hope they don't make it this way...I'm already sketchy about swimming in Saltwater...I'd hate to lose Freshwater also...

Baitcaster · 10-12-2008, 01:04 AM

here's a pic -

sc23 · 10-12-2008, 01:12 AM

It's a good story, but no catfish can eat a man.

jpotesta · 10-12-2008, 02:00 AM

If they are dumping corpses into a river, they have a lot more to worry about than catfish eating them.

Capt. Alex Pinney · 10-12-2008, 03:27 AM

:withstupid yea thats what i was thinking

Breeze Fabricators · 10-12-2008, 09:39 AM

Looks like a sturgeon/catfish hybrid!!!

OBsession · 10-12-2008, 08:28 PM

dont' mean to offend anyone, but it looks asian !!!

10-12-2008, 12:50 AM	#1
jrbagadoughnuts Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 120	Man-Eating Catfish http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435061,00.html Locals Fear Giant Catfish Develop Taste for Live Humans After Feeding on Corpses in River Grave Thursday, October 09, 2008 AP File: A giant catfish in Cambodia. A fearsome fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear. They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals. Locals have believed for years that a mysterious monster lurks in the water. But they think it has moved on from scavenging to snatching unwary bathers who venture into the Great Kali, which flows along the India-Nepal border. The extraordinary creature has been investigated by biologist Jeremy Wade for a TV documentary to be shown in Britain. ?The locals have told me of a theory that this monster has grown extra large on a diet of partially burnt corpses,? Wade said. ?It has perhaps got this taste for flesh by feasting on remains of funeral pyres. There will be a few freak individuals that grow bigger than the other ones and if you throw in extra food, they will grow even bigger.? Wade discounted theories that crocodiles could be responsible for the carnage before turning his attention to goonches ? among the world?s biggest freshwater fish. He caught one which tipped the scales at 161 lbs and was nearly 6 feet long ? a world record weight and far bigger than any landed before. ?If that got hold of you, there?d be no getting away,? he said. Well, lets hope they don't make it this way...I'm already sketchy about swimming in Saltwater...I'd hate to lose Freshwater also...

10-12-2008, 01:04 AM	#2
Baitcaster Topwater Bluefish fan Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,141	RE: Man-Eating Catfish here's a pic -

10-12-2008, 01:12 AM	#3
sc23 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange Beach Posts: 154	RE: Man-Eating Catfish It's a good story, but no catfish can eat a man.

10-12-2008, 02:00 AM	#4
jpotesta Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 94	RE: Man-Eating Catfish If they are dumping corpses into a river, they have a lot more to worry about than catfish eating them.

10-12-2008, 03:27 AM	#5
Capt. Alex Pinney Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pensacola Posts: 306	RE: Man-Eating Catfish :withstupid yea thats what i was thinking

10-12-2008, 09:39 AM	#6
Breeze Fabricators Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Florida, onthe canal!! Posts: 1,157	RE: Man-Eating Catfish Looks like a sturgeon/catfish hybrid!!! __________________ Tim Scallan Breeze Fabricators Inc. 2932 Westfield Road Gulf Breeze Fl. 32563 850 554 6172/934 8609 BreezeFabricators.com

10-12-2008, 08:28 PM	#7
OBsession Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 261	RE: Man-Eating Catfish dont' mean to offend anyone, but it looks asian !!!

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