News item from MSN
"A piranha-like fish known for biting off men's testicles has been caught in European waters for the first time, showing up off the southern coast of Sweden and prompting safety warnings to male swimmers."
A 21cm "pacu", which is normally found in the rivers of Brazil's Amazon forest, was caught last week by a fisherman in the Oresund Sound, a strait that separates the Danish island Zealand from Sweden's southern province Scania, The Telegraph reports.
"Keep your swimwear on if you're bathing in the Sound these days — maybe there are more out there," Denmark's National History Museum said in a statement.
The pacu, a relative of the piranha, can grow up to 90cm and weigh up to 25kg.
It is nicknamed the "ball cutter" for its attacks on the male genitalia.
In areas where they proliferate, fishermen have reportedly bled to death after losing their testicles to the fish's jaws, which are flatter and stronger that those of piranhas and ideal for crushing. "
OMG .... If I had testicles I think they would have shrunk after reading this!
SF
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