Article: Testicle biting fish found off Denmark

A Danish fisherman made an unusual find in his nets recently when he discovered a pacu, a sharp-toothed cousin of the South American piranha with a reported penchant for testicles.

"If they bite, they can bite hard ... especially when they bite you where you really don't want to be bitten," joked fish expert Peter Resk Moeller of the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
 
I'll never forget the episodes of Dirty Jobs where Mike gave a little sheep a vasectomy with his teeth. My plums cringe just thinking about it.
 
OMG One small pacu has been found near Øresund and the world is going head over. Imagine if I let my pet croc out for a swimm in the nearby river :D
 
intel8080 said:
OMG One small pacu has been found near Øresund and the world is going head over. Imagine if I let my pet croc out for a swimm in the nearby river :D
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Agreed, rofl, News today, sensationalism all the way...unless I missed something and Scandinavia has changed into a tropical rainforest with 27+ Celsius water temperatures all year round.:wtf:

That fish was probably released the day or so before.
 
Fudzy said:
I'll never forget the episodes of Dirty Jobs where Mike gave a little sheep a vasectomy with his teeth. My plums cringe just thinking about it.
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Miss that show, was one of the better ones on discovery.
 
You guys remember this one?
Well. They've now caught one in the Seine in Paris.
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/caught-the-fish-with-a-taste-for-flesh-1.1572942

A fish with a taste for human testicles has been caught in the Seine in Paris.

Among a variety of nicknames, the razor-toothed Pacu is popularly known as The Nutcracker.

The Piranha-like fish – which can weigh up to 25kg – is mainly found in tropical South American waters.

It is known for gliding below male swimmers and taking a nibble out of their most sensitive organs – sometimes allegedly tearing them off and swallowing them whole.

An angler in Paris alerted river police after reeling in a small specimen.

“He sent us an image of the picture through his smart phone and it turned out to be a Pacu,” said a police spokesperson, adding: “It is a fish with a very dangerous bite.” The Pacu, which comes from Brazil, is mostly vegetarian, but for unknown reasons is attracted to male genitalia.

It has been recorded around the world, with unconfirmed reports of fishermen in Papua New Guinea having their genitalia ripped off.

When one was found in Denmark last month, Copenhagen University professor Peter Rask Moller said: “All we suggested was that swimmers keep their pants on until we know if there are more of these fish out in our brackish waters.”

When Pacu turn up in strange places, it is usually because the owner of an exotic aquarium has released them.

Biologist Peter Moyle said: “Pacu are commonly kept in aquaria because they are fairly docile, but look like piranhas.

“They grow quickly in captivity and will outgrow aquaria, so owners release them locally.”

Fortunately, the Seine is too dirty for swimming, and police say chillier weather will soon kill off any remaining Pacu in the French capital.
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