HogNose Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Ouch...... (CNN) -- Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, as the saying goes, male skinny-dippers in Scandinavia are being warned about a fish infamous for munching on testicles. Yes, you read that right. The Pacu, native to South America, was found by a fisherman in the Danish/Swedish strait of Oresund, according to experts at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. Though the fish has big teeth and looks menacing, it is generally known as a friendly cousin of the piranha. The Pacu's large teeth aren't as sharp as the piranha's but are "fully capable" of severing fishing lines and fingers, the museum's experts said. Oh yeah, and the Pacu is vegetarian, unlike it's meat-eating cousin. So why should swimmers beware? Pacu fish love crushing nuts with their powerful jaws and sometimes can mistake the male reproductive organs for their favorite snack. Just how the exotic fish ended up in Scandinavian waters is a bit of a mystery, the museum said. "Amateur aquarium owners and fish farmers are "the usual suspects" when we meet fish where they do not belong," said the museum's Peter Rask Moller. Museum experts said they are going to perform a genetic examination on the Pacu found in the fisherman's nets to learn more about the fish. Meantime, the advice of the museum's experts is this: "Anyone choosing to bathe in the Oresund these days had best keep their swimsuits well tied." http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/10/world/europe/scandanavia-swim-warning/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I think I remember seeing the Pacu in Papua New Guinea in river monsters. Apparently the vegetarian thing turned out to preference not a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 What's up with all the penile, testicle-eating animals running and swimming amok here of late? Oh, I almost forgot, nurses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabR Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I would not worry about that up there as the water has to be so cold up there it would shrink them so far up into body the fish could not find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Does China know you're stealing his threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 And to think I used to be concerned about my toe biting ferret...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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