The Mekong giant catfish is a freshwater fish that grows to be very large — about as large as a grizzly bear in some cases. This enormous fish was historically found throughout the Mekong River, which is the 12th longest river in the world. The waterway spans about 2,983 miles (4,800 kilometers) from its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau throughout much of Southeast Asia. Currently, Mekong giant catfish populations are in rapid decline, primarily due to dams, overfishing and pollution.
Legend:
Each year, a few people will be drowned mysteriously in Huadu’s Furong Reservoir. It was not until recently when the son of a certain official went swimming in the reservoir with his friend and were drowned that the secret was unravelled! It’s a 3 meter long man-eating catfish whose head alone is 1 meter wide! After cutting up the catfish people were surprised to find the remains of a man inside! Because this was a huge incident, and the local government was afraid of the impact on local tourism, they imposed an embargo on the news, but people came away with these pictures taken on their cell phones of the man-eating fish! Swimming in the reservoir is now forbidden because it is feared another similar man-eating catfish is still lurking in the waters. Talk about one BIG fish!!
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Mekong giant catfish
The Mekong giant catfish is a freshwater fish that grows to be very large — about as large as a grizzly bear in some cases. This enormous fish was historically found throughout the Mekong River, which is the 12th longest river in the world. The waterway spans about 2,983 miles (4,800 kilometers) from its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau throughout much of Southeast Asia. Currently, Mekong giant catfish populations are in rapid decline, primarily due to dams, overfishing and pollution.
Legend:
Each year, a few people will be drowned mysteriously in Huadu’s Furong Reservoir. It was not until recently when the son of a certain official went swimming in the reservoir with his friend and were drowned that the secret was unravelled! It’s a 3 meter long man-eating catfish whose head alone is 1 meter wide! After cutting up the catfish people were surprised to find the remains of a man inside! Because this was a huge incident, and the local government was afraid of the impact on local tourism, they imposed an embargo on the news, but people came away with these pictures taken on their cell phones of the man-eating fish! Swimming in the reservoir is now forbidden because it is feared another similar man-eating catfish is still lurking in the waters. Talk about one BIG fish!!
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