440-Pound Giant Catfish Saved by Villagers
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Villagers rescued a 440-pound Mekong giant catfish displaced by recent flooding in southern Thailand.
Nicknamed the "swamp king," the catfish was stranded in shallow water more than two miles away from its home.
The rescuers hauled the fish out with a giant net and transported it back home on a motorbike trailer.
As air-breathers, catfish can survive as long as their skin is kept moist.
The entire rescue took more than six hours.
The Mekong giant catfish is the world’s largest scaleless freshwater fish.
It's also critically endangered.
Overfishing and habitat destruction threaten the survival of this wild species.
