Here is something that you don’t hear every day. Turns out, the relative of the piranha called the pacu has been found in a lake in Sweden, prompting Denmark’s natural history museum to warn people from skinny-dipping in the lake. This fish is said to be especially worrisome because it attacks testicles. As hilarious as that sounds, there is no denying the fact that it can be both painful and dangerous for any man to swim in that lake. This dangerous fish was caught recently from this Swedish lake which is how it was discovered that it had made this lake its home.
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Interestingly, this fish in question has teeth that are quite similar to that of human beings and the fear is that human testicles can fit in perfectly into this fish’s mouth. Henrik Carl, who is a fish expert from the museum of natural history in Denmark, while describing the feeding patterns of this fish was quoted as saying: “It normally eats nuts, fruit, and small fish, but human testicles are just a natural target. It’s not normal to get your testicles bitten off, of course, but it can happen …” Well, surely no man would want to risk it and go skinny dipping in that lake after hearing this. After all, what if the fish is on that given day in the mood for some testicles instead of its usual diet?
For those who still want to skinny dip in that lake, the museum has strongly advised that they keep their swimming shorts on while in the water, if they know what’s good for them. This fish is usually found in the Amazon, which why it is strange that it has landed up in a lake in Sweden. The pacu can grow up to 35 inches in length and can weigh up to 25 kilograms, so as you can imagine it wouldn’t be very difficult for such a fish to cleanly bit off a man’s testicles. In order to confirm if this fish that is being talked about is actually the pacu, the natural history museum is running tests.
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Henrik Carl, the fish expert, while shedding some more light on what this fish is all about was quoted as saying: “They are almost identical to the piranha. It’s just that they have different teeth. Flatter and stronger, perfect for crushing.” Surely, no swimwear will protect a man’s testicles, when such a fish decides to feast on them.
