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vaberella

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12. Exactly...
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:20 PM
Nov 2012

I saw this episode of River Monsters, called The Multilator, it is about a the cousin of the Piranha called the Pacu put into the freshwater rivers of Papua New Guinea. The government thought it would be a good idea to bring it into the habitat as an extra food source. The problem is that while it normally eats nuts--it has been having a hunger for flesh. They have been eating the other fishes in the water and have also been attacking humans. Since the food source in New the area does not meet their needs and they are overpopulating the area. It's an ecological disaster.

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Good. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #1
Geez.. I didn't think Ecuador was that stoopid. ananda Nov 2012 #2
I kind of understand taking the risk. vaberella Nov 2012 #4
I feel sorry for the rats and the wildlife. Hope poison doesn't cause painful death Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #10
Dont' feel sorry for them. vaberella Nov 2012 #17
You prefer rats to Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #5
Whats stupid in killing the rats? nt darkangel218 Nov 2012 #6
Resisting the urge to post something about Assange... SidDithers Nov 2012 #13
good move... ret5hd Nov 2012 #18
good lord - sounds like a crazy idea but - hoping it works out for wild life on the island geckosfeet Nov 2012 #3
Evasive Species... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #11
Agreed. n/t vaberella Nov 2012 #14
I believe that they are invasive species. I know the rats are basically invaders, and support geckosfeet Nov 2012 #24
Exactly... vaberella Nov 2012 #12
you just can't find a decent piper these days... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #7
Choppers are more accurate. nt darkangel218 Nov 2012 #9
we may be thinking of different kinds of pipers... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #20
LOL!! nt darkangel218 Nov 2012 #21
I have a friend studying in the Galapagos this semester... antigone382 Nov 2012 #8
"They have decimated 100% of tortoise hatchlings for the past 100 years." ... SidDithers Nov 2012 #15
It is an odd sentence, but taken litterally it would mean... cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #16
10% or 100%?...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #19
100%. darkangel218 Nov 2012 #22
me neither larocks4552s Nov 2012 #23
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