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This Fish Will Eat Your Soul

This Fish Will Eat Your Soul

We mentioned the recent discovery of a northern snakehead in Anne Arundel County in yesterday's Go Home Already -- but it's always worth revisiting just how incredibly creepy these things actually look. more ›

Gone Fishin' (Don't Tell DDOE, Though)

Gone Fishin' (Don't Tell DDOE, Though)

The Anacostia River is in bad shape. Not that it's stopping people from eating catfish they catch in its waters! more ›

Millions Of Fish In Chesapeake Die Due To Cold Water

Millions Of Fish In Chesapeake Die Due To Cold Water

What, you thought that the mysterious death of multitudes of animals was limited to Louisiana and Sweden? Think again! Millions of fish have turned up dead along the shores and in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay recently. What could possibly cause such mass destruction? Pollution? Man's destruction of the fish's natural habitat? Some kind of precursor to the inevitable 2012 end times? Nope -- it's just cold water. more ›

'General George' the Pufferfish Headline Kinda Writes Itself

'General George' the Pufferfish Headline Kinda Writes Itself

Fish in tanks don't normally get us too excited, but who can resist the sneaky allure of puffer fish? The National Aquarium just sent us a notice about "General George," the latest addition to their exhibits. So they tell us:

He was named for his authoritative presence and because he holds command over a watery exhibit featuring a sunken replica wing and prop engine of a World War II F4U-1 Corsair blended in with colorful coral.
OK! General George is a "stars and stripes puffer fish" (Arothron hispidus), and we're seriously tempted to hug him and name him Gary, but we'll just have to settle for seeing him preside over his plane cemetery between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., daily. The aquarium has been steadily growing since its recent five-year-long renovation and new partnership with the National Aquarium in Baltimore. more ›

Twenty Fish Survive Art Show Closure

Twenty Fish Survive Art Show Closure

One person out there was angry enough to pick up the phone—not to call the city or the gallery or the developer, but to alert the Humane Society to the fact that goldfish were trapped inside. The caller pleaded for intervention on behalf of the fish, which were swimming in wall-mounted half-globes backed with photos from various sites around the city. more ›

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