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Sunday, December 8, 2013

12:01 PM
Pakistani fishermen were hoisted out of the waters of the port city of Karachi the carcass of the biggest fish in the world, the whale shark, which measured 12 meters long, 2 to 3 times the size of the Great White Shark.


















The 7-ton animal was removed from the water using cranes and ropes during an operation that lasted nearly four hours. The whale shark was brought back to the dock where a crowd of onlookers had crowded to see the sea monster. According to local media, the carcass was sold nearly 19,000 dollars, and will be exposed for 3 days. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world that can live between 100 and 150 years, although the species is considered vulnerable. But this specimen caught in Pakistani waters is not the greatest since it can even reach 20 meters long ...

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