At least four witnesses were there when, held underwater, the male salmon was measured at nearly 5ft (1.5m) in length and the best part of 50 inches in girth. The anglers posed for photographs using their mobile telephones and it was released into the river. Crucially, it appeared that no scales had been on hand to weigh it. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago tags giant salmon Loch Ness monster |
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Sweden's own version of the Loch Ness monster, the Storsjoe or Great Lake monster, has been caught on film by surveillance videos. In the images filmed Thursday and posted on a website dedicated to the Storsjoe monster, a long serpent-like being is seen swimming in the murky waters. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Green-fingered John Dobson has spent 17 years trimming Nessie's head, tail and humps into this huge 4.6m high hedge in the back garden of his Polegate home. picked by Hoosker 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share world |
...but of course it is not on this link. I am sure it will turn up though soon enough picked by Moe 1 year ago 17 comments edit related share plime.com |
No, not our gorgeous, beer-drinking, skating, skiing, geology student. No, I am talking about the Chinook Salmon, aka King Salmon. It has vanished from California waters. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
They may be the stuff of folklore but Big Foot, the Loch Ness monster and other creatures of fantasy could actually exist, it has been claimed. Jonathan Downes, a cryptozoologist who searches for animals rumoured to be alive, said that scores of creatures thought to be extinct are discovered every year, including monkeys and pigs. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Billions of mauve stingers have destroyed over 100,000 salmon...the entire stock of the Northern Salmon Co. Ltd company. 8 comments edit related share plime.comBizarre. Mauve stinger is the theme pic, BTW. picked by moe 11 months ago |
Organisers of a duathlon in Scotland have taken out a one million pound insurance policy against attack by or sighting of the fabled Loch Ness monster. picked by wildminou 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The last Alouette River sockeye salmon were reported in 1931. But last Wednesday, 20 sockeye carcasses and six live fish were found at the foot of the dam by a BC Hydro employee. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
This guy has been a resident on the side of the Loch Ness since 1991. "Full time, summer and winter. Watching and waiting for a sighting. I live in this van..." 3 comments edit related share plime.comSounds lovely. And what the hell is he doing with the clay??? picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago |
Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ling Ling, the male giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday at age 22 years and seven months, equivalent to about 70 human years. picked by punthe 6 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Although most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 1 comments edit related share science |
It took 160 years, but most salmon fishing has been banned on the west coast. A commercial fishery disaster has been declared. 2 comments edit related share plime.comFollow up to 2many's post picked by suebe 5 months ago |
Titanosaurs were among the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth, with some gargantuan examples believed to have weighed more than 100 tons. Analysis of titanosaur embryos suggests the dotted bony scales helped protect the giants during their vulnerable youth, guarding them against predators. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The Video IS on this link. '^.^, Oh wait... It's the same link. D'oh! I am a noob... how do I delete? (...sorry...) ;p picked by drnothing 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just watch... picked by suebe 9 months ago 12 comments edit related share entertainment |
A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 8 comments edit related share science |
John West endures the worst, to bring you the best. picked by beany11 12 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Complete With Beat Boxing Puffer Fish Goodness picked by PumpkinSeeds 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |