the story of the man-eating catfish looks impressive and so do the fotos. However, I refuse to believe it. I think I know a little bit about catfish. The fish on the foto looks to me like a whaleshark (which eats plankton or, to be more exact, krill and definitely is not carnivorous), the whiskers can be ropes fixed under it and so we have a good fotomontage. The largest catfish in the area described is the Mekong catfish (shark pangasius family), which is herbivorous i.e. lives on waterplants and has no teeth and no more whiskers when grown up. The largest European catfish, which sometimes may catch a duck, a nutria or even a little dog (stories about it attacking children were frequently told in former times but have never been confirmed) almost reaches that size (this species was bigger in the past) but looks completely different. Conclusion: there are a few things which don’t fit together. Still: a good and very impressive hoax! Very interesting. Where did you get it from?

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Fred

Thank you for posting these. :).