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Testicle-biting fish invading Denmark, authorities warn
Jaws may not be the only one salivating as you splash.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, a cousin of the piranha reported to go after swimmer's testicles has been found in coastal waters between Sweden and Denmark. And fish experts are warning locals to stay aware -- in order to stay whole.
"Keep your swimwear on if you're bathing in the Sound these days -- maybe there are more out there!" Henrik Carl, a fish expert at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, told Swedish news site The Local.
'Keep your swimwear on if you're bathing in the Sound these days ...'
- Henrik Carl, a fish expert at the Natural History Museum of Denmark
"They bite because they're hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth," Carl added.
Yikes!
The creature in question is a red-bellied pacu, and is native to the Amazon. Pictures of the freaky fish frequently make the rounds of inboxes because of its strangely human-looking teeth.
Local fisherman Einar Lindgreen caught the exotic species on Aug. 4 in the Oresund, the strait between Denmark and Sweden, according to LiveScience. The toothy chomper Lindgreen found was just 8 inches long, but the fish can grow to weigh as much as 55 pounds.
Though its teeth are used mainly to crush nuts and fruits, the pacu eats other fish and invertebrates and there have been some reports of human attacks. In Papua New Guinea, the invasive species has reportedly earned a reputation as the "ball-cutter" after castrating a couple of local fishermen, LiveScience said.
"It's the first time this species has been caught in the wild in Scandinavia," fish expert Peter Rask Mller of the University of Copenhagen said in a statement. "Discovering whether this fish is a lone wanderer or a new invasive species will be very exciting. And a bit scary."
"It is not unlikely that someone has emptied their fish tank into a nearby stream just before a vacation and that the pacu then swam out into the brackish waters of Oresund," Mller said.
Better tie those trunks extra tight, however -- just in case.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013...vading-denmark/?test=latestnews#ixzz2bo5iOOO1
Does the man examining the fish in that photo have a tiny finger or do people in Denmark have tiny balls?
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Omg omg omg I just started season two of Breaking Bad - it is AMAZING!!!
I know I am waaaay behind, please no spoilers!!! What a fantastic show! Holy.
I know I am waaaay behind, please no spoilers!!! What a fantastic show! Holy.
Oh, ye're in for a treat, it just gets better and better. I'm currently finishing Season 5 part 1 and will be excited/sad to see it finish for good.
Pretty much the best show ever.
WhiteBeastofWotan
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The only show I care about right now is Dexter. And we almost saw Yvonne Strahovski's boobs in the last one.
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It gets waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better in season 4 and 5, if you can believe it. I fucking love this show. You can see Walt's gradual metamorphosis in every single stage, just like his cancer. Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad are my two favorite shows.
The Newsroom is a great show as well! Check it out! Great political and social commentary in a "behind the scenes" sort of show about a fictional cable news network.
I've also recently discovered the Canadian sci-fi show "Continuum", and I love it as well. It's a little hokey in places, nothing nearly as bad as Star Trek, but the story is great. The futuristic gadgets and stuff are really cool if you're into geek stuff.
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