Taimen chokes to death on Taimen

By on April 13, 2009 in Taimen Conservation
David Gilroy examines a Taimen found choked to death trying to eat another Taimen

David Gilroy examines a Taimen found choked to death trying to eat another Taimen. Photo: National Geographic News

Its a fish eat fish world:

Scientists working in the Eg and Uur rivers in northern Mongolia in 2006 found this 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) taimen that had choked to death on a 3-foot-long (0.9-meter-long) taimen. The taimen, a voracious and cannibalistic predator, has earned the nickname “river wolf” because it hunts in packs.

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  1. Badmaa September 23, 2009 at 9:09 pm #

    we’ve seen this kinda stuffes a lot in Binder (Henty province).

    It’s not that rare. :-)

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