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Killer Catfish Have Figured Out How To Hunt Down Pigeons
In Southwestern France, a group of European catfish — which can get between one metre and 1.5 metres long — have taught themselves the art of fowl hunting to satisfy their discerning palettes.
These Incredibly Lifelike Robotic Fish Will Never Go Belly Up
Great news if your aquarium goes through fish faster than a fish ‘n’ chips restaurant. Takara Tomy has created these robotic alternatives that will swim around your tank in an incredibly lifelike fashion. But they never need to be fed, and more importantly, they will never dirty the tank.
No One Will Touch Your Coloured Pencils Stored In A Gutted Fish
Worried about your schoolyard chums pinching your coloured pencils (you know, those pre-touchscreen graphite writing implements) from your desk? By stashing them in a dead gutted mackerel you’re all but guaranteed no one’s going to lay a finger on them. And probably guaranteed a trip to the principal’s office too.
Fukushima Fish Soaked In Record Levels Of Radiation
During last year’s nuclear disaster, the deadly radiation inside Fukushima 1, became one with the surrounding environment, contaminating everything. Things aren’t getting any better. Record quantities of the deadly radioactive isotope caesium-137 have just been discovered in the fisheries around Fukushima.
Magic Aquatic Garden Turns Fish Crap Into Plant Food
Perfect for anyone who finds captive fish therapeutic but hates to clean their tank, a Japanese company has created this aquaponics system that connects a small vegetable garden to an aquarium filled with fish to recycle their poop.

























