Edit: Some kind of Catfish?
Serves us right for catching them on hook and putting 'em on the barbecue.
I prefer red-meat and chicken... Steak... Though a good swordfish ot tuna steak is good too...
Yeah, there's plenty of children that go missing over in Asia every year that play in the Giant Catfish Rivers.
But I'm fairly certain it's a deep-sea blighter.
I was just hoping on clarification as to what to google to read about the monster.
What the **** is that thing?
ZB that can't be real.
What the **** is that thing?
It's a dessicated raccoon, as I recall.
It's a dessicated raccoon, as I recall.
I think it actually turned out, like so many "monsters", to be a dog. The apparent "beak" is just the front of the skull. (But dogs and raccoons aren't that far removed from each other anyways).
There's a link. I guess the fish is called a Goonch.
discovery channel I think..... that or Nat Geo.
Sun? Seriously?
My exact thoughts as well.
ZB that can't be real.
What the **** is that thing?
It's a dessicated raccoon, as I recall.
I think it actually turned out, like so many "monsters", to be a dog. The apparent "beak" is just the front of the skull. (But dogs and raccoons aren't that far removed from each other anyways).
It looks like a dog to me. There are some that believe it's an incredibly large raccoon. Snopes says nobody's sure, I guess. I only saw it today. This is the first one that washed up. Another did not too long ago. There's pics of it, too. Apparently some couple found the newest one and are holding onto the caracass - prob trying to seek cash. Some think it's just a shop job, too. No real confirmation. I think it's a doggy. ;)
EDIT: Here's the linky to the Snopes article.. Status: Undetermined. This hasn't been updated to include the most recent "discovery", though. I'll see if I can find a pic of that one.
EDIT2: Dammit. This pic is godsdamned huge. Sorry, Couldn't find a smaller one. If you like, skip the sblock and click on the link below.
nah, that's a catfish. you can tell because of the dorsel fin and the environment it's in. (plus I've seen that fish before on the history channel)
I imagine, that thing is COOL. Anyway, sturgeons are the other 'whiskered' fish. Definitely isn't a sturgeon, not ugly enough.
Catfish of some sort it is. Cool one too.
Sun? Seriously?
At least as reliable as Weekly World News used to be.
Off topic, didn't WotC used to do a tabloid news roleplaying game back in the day? I know TSR had one in the Amazing Engine line.
Well...not a REAL one...but it looks pretty close. And apparently it's carnivorous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goonch
Well...not a REAL one...but it looks pretty close. And apparently it's carnivorous.
There's one of these in the Columbia, SC zoo.
I wonder what does this monstrosity taste like.
In this particular episode it is suggested that the local burial practices are the reason the Goonch have attacked people other than because they are predatory. The local burial practice in that area is to build a raft, place the dead on it, light it aflame if I recall correctly, and push it out into the river. Also this isn't the only large catfish reported to attack people covered by the show.
If you find any of this interesting I suggest looking at the website and checking out the shows on Sundays at 10 PM EST. This coming up week I believe they are covering the Bull Shark, which can survive in fresh water.
In this particular episode it is suggested that the local burial practices are the reason the Goonch have attacked people other than because they are predatory. The local burial practice in that area is to build a raft, place the dead on it, light it aflame if I recall correctly, and push it out into the river. Also this isn't the only large catfish reported to attack people covered by the show.
Yep, it's covered in the wikipedia article I linked to earlier in the thread. Basically the Goonch got a taste for human after feasting on the, for lack of a better term, BBQd remains from the funeral pyres.