Giant Catfish Chokes and Dies on Soccer Ball
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
A giant catfish met it’s maker when it tried to eat a soccer ball in Germany. Police patrolling the Main River say it’s the weirdest case they’ve seen in 30 years.
The 6 ft fish was found on Monday floating in a river with the ball wedged in its mouth.
The catfish had evidently bitten into the ball and suffocated.
Catfish are among the biggest freshwater predators. They lie still and wait on the river beds to attack prey on the surface. Sometimes it’s ducks, sometimes soccer balls.
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