Animal Folklore: Fish / Aquatic Life
Catfish Eats Basketball (Photos)
Emailed photos show a flathead catfish with a child's basketball stuck in its mouth.
Emailed photos show a flathead catfish with a child's basketball stuck in its mouth.
Crustacean Sex
Woman has sex with lobster, gives birth to mud shrimp, dies. R-rated Netlore from a source unknown.
Woman has sex with lobster, gives birth to mud shrimp, dies. R-rated Netlore from a source unknown.
Deep-Sea Creatures Washed Up by Tsunami (Photos)
Set of emailed images purports to show rare deep-sea creatures washed up on the beaches of Phuket, Thailand by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.
Set of emailed images purports to show rare deep-sea creatures washed up on the beaches of Phuket, Thailand by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.
The Dread Candiru
Dear Guide: Our Scoutmasters always insisted that there were small, parasitic fish in some rivers (particularly the Amazon) that could swim up the urine stream and get inside you...
Dear Guide: Our Scoutmasters always insisted that there were small, parasitic fish in some rivers (particularly the Amazon) that could swim up the urine stream and get inside you...
The Exploding Whale
What would you do with a dead, stinky beached whale too big to move by ordinary means? Here's one town's legendary solution.
What would you do with a dead, stinky beached whale too big to move by ordinary means? Here's one town's legendary solution.
Fish Contaminated with Deadly 'Zulican' Virus After Tsunami (Photos)
Text messages and forwarded emails warn Asian consumers to avoid eating seafood because fish killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami are supposedly infected with a deadly virus called 'Zulican.'
Text messages and forwarded emails warn Asian consumers to avoid eating seafood because fish killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami are supposedly infected with a deadly virus called 'Zulican.'
Frankenfish Attack? Wok, Don't Run!
Variously described 'alien monsters,' 'the stuff of nightmares' and 'something from a bad horror movie,' the northern snakehead fish rears its ugly head in North America.
Variously described 'alien monsters,' 'the stuff of nightmares' and 'something from a bad horror movie,' the northern snakehead fish rears its ugly head in North America.
Giant Catfish Caught in Lake Texoma, TX (Photo)
Emailed photo - apparently real - of a huge, 140-pound catfish supposedly caught in Lake Texoma, Texas.
Emailed photo - apparently real - of a huge, 140-pound catfish supposedly caught in Lake Texoma, Texas.
Humpback Whale Rescued by Divers
Forwarded email recounts the true story of the rescue of a female humpback whale trapped in a web of crab lines in the Pacific Ocean near the Farallon Islands.
Forwarded email recounts the true story of the rescue of a female humpback whale trapped in a web of crab lines in the Pacific Ocean near the Farallon Islands.
Man-Eating Catfish of Furong Reservoir (Photos)
Emailed photos purport to show a giant, man-eating catfish caught in the Furong Reservoir of Huadu, China.
Emailed photos purport to show a giant, man-eating catfish caught in the Furong Reservoir of Huadu, China.
Pensacola Shark Attack - The 'Untold Story'
Bogus email rumor claims the July 2001 shark attack on 8-year-old Jesse Arbogast in Florida was caused by his uncle, who supposedly was shark fishing at the time.
Bogus email rumor claims the July 2001 shark attack on 8-year-old Jesse Arbogast in Florida was caused by his uncle, who supposedly was shark fishing at the time.
Pink Dolphin (Photos)
Emailed pictures of an extremely rare albino dolphin with red eyes and pink skin taken on Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana.
Emailed pictures of an extremely rare albino dolphin with red eyes and pink skin taken on Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana.
Piranha on Steroids (Photos)
Emailed pictures of fishermen holding a large fish with a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth, variously captioned: "Piranha on Steroids" or "World Record Piranha."
Emailed pictures of fishermen holding a large fish with a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth, variously captioned: "Piranha on Steroids" or "World Record Piranha."
Shark Attacks Helicopter! (Photo)
Dramatic still photo shows a great white shark lunging out of the water towards a diver dangling precariously from low-flying helicopter.
Dramatic still photo shows a great white shark lunging out of the water towards a diver dangling precariously from low-flying helicopter.
Shark Sneaks Up Behind Divers (Photo)
Emailed image shows a massive shark looming behind two blissfully unaware scuba divers vacationing in Australia.
Emailed image shows a massive shark looming behind two blissfully unaware scuba divers vacationing in Australia.
A Whale of a Penis (Photo)
Forwarded email accompanied by a photo purportedly depicting the penis of a blue whale claims that the male of that species produces over 400 gallons of sperm in a single mating session.
Forwarded email accompanied by a photo purportedly depicting the penis of a blue whale claims that the male of that species produces over 400 gallons of sperm in a single mating session.