Jun 29, 2008

Washed Ashore

Jack saw my post on Herbie's red sculpin that tried to take in more mackerel than it could and was kind enough to send us his own photos.

While wandering the beaches of Fiji (...must suppress bitter feelings of jealousy...) Jack came across this fish (or rather, most of the fish) that had been washed ashore after it died having tried to eat a pufferfish.

I don't typically post on carcasses, but I do so now to illustrate a couple basic maxims of life:

1) Don't eat pufferfish, especially when whole and alive.
2) Even the prettiest places on earth have their grisly moments.

Thanks for the photos, Jack.

8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2008

    That fish clearly slept through Don't Eat This 101.

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  2. AnonymousJune 29, 2008

    Yup, that is about the ugliest thing I have ever sceen. And how do you average 1000+ visitors a day? That is incredible!

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  3. AnonymousJune 30, 2008

    Wow, even made of spikes, balloons and poison, and the puffer still got eaten. That big fish must have been the equivilent of a high 'school' dropout.

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  4. I obviously should be avoiding this site when my stomach is tender.

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  5. AnonymousJune 30, 2008

    UGH..... I always get a creeped out feeling whenever I look at these pics.
    It's just disgusting how the big fishes eyes are popping out and then the puffer inside... BLEH

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  6. AnonymousJuly 01, 2008

    Hilarious!!!

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  7. Ew.. repulsive. I hate to see something uglier eating something ugly.

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