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Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago.
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Goldfish Lives in a Working Deep Fryer! Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
Brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Very cool concept!
updated link - now with video
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Portable Fish Bowl Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A great way to relieve goldfish suffering from separation anxiety? Not quite. Michal Shabtiali's portable Fish Bowl design, a student project, is aimed at kids with divorced parents. It allows you to "walk" your fish, despite the fact that fish don't have legs and can't walk.
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Impossibly Cool Fish Tank Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works."
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Discoverers of Nunavut fish fossil hope to net more Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal.
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Climate impacting on fish growth: CSRIO Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Climate change is leading to bigger fish in shallow water, but they are growing slower at greater depths, CSIRO research in Tasmania suggests.
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'Dracula' fish shows baby teeth Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have discovered a highly unusual fish with fangs made of bone.
Dubbed the "Dracula" fish, the creature is about 17mm (0.7 inches) long and has been found in only one Burmese stream.
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Confusion over fish farm feces accident Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
According to theage.com, Australis said the empty tank had been drained before the maintenance work and there was no fish faeces in the container. The company said also that no serious injuries were sustained by the four workers.
Update to an earlier post
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Incredible Siamese twin fish conjoined at the stomach Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Two conjoined Nile Tilapia fish, dubbed "Siamese Twin", swim in a small aquarium in Bangkok. They are both eight months old and share part of the skin together. The bigger fish tends to protect the smaller one from harm while the smaller one looks for food at the bottom of the aquarium.
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Flying Fish Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
If someone in a pub told you they’d just seen a fish flying for nearly a quarter of a mile, you might think there was something fishy about their story – or maybe just that they’d been drinking like a fish. But bad jests aside, certain of our Piscean pals are fully capable of such feats.
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Fish 'n Flush Posted: 3 years ago by teaya21
Don't you hate it when you can't find that perfect place for your goldfish bowl
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‘Stressed’ fish get bill of rights Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The government has ruled that fish may feel pain and will draw up a charter of rights to protect them from inhumane treatment in research laboratories.
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Indonesia's psychedelic fish named a new species Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
A funky, psychedelic fish that bounces on the ocean floor like a rubber ball has been classified as a new species, a scientific journal reported.
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Fish get seasick, scientist 'proves' Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
It has long been wondered whether fish get seasick but now a German scientist has claimed he has proved that in fact they do.
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The longest fish in the world Posted: 2 months ago by lynxears
An oarfish can easily be mistaken for a sea serpent, but they are really the longest bony fish in the sea, growing to fifty feet or more in length. The longest oarfish alive according to the Guinness Book of World Records is 36 feet in length.
*that fish really creeps me out*
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Robotic fish are latest weapon in fight against water pollution Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Robotic fish, developed by UK scientists, are to be released into the sea for the first time to detect pollution.
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Mercury found in every single fish tested in study of US rivers, streams Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
The toxic substance was found in every fish sampled, a finding that underscores how widespread mercury pollution has become.
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10 Most Diabolical Fish On Earth Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
On the one hand, fish are inoffensive creatures, the majority not much to worry about unless they’re getting overcooked on the barbecue. Yet there are a few species that are more loathsome to our tastes. These are creatures straight out of nightmares.
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Texas bans nibbling fish pedicures Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The US state of Texas has banned fish, pedicures over health and safety concerns, denying salon customers the opportunity to enjoy the sensation of hundreds of small fish nibbling away the dead skin from their feet.
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Graphic pictures: Woman hangs herself on fish hooks in Paris shark protest Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
A woman pierced her skin with giant fish hooks and hung herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris on Thursday in a radical protest at the threat of extinction facing the world's sharks.
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