‘Blinky’ Is Back: Fishermen Catch Three-Eyed Fish
- Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:16pm by
Liz Klimas
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First, The Blaze reported on a fish with just one eye — the result of a rare genetic mutation. Well, here’s the exact opposite: a fish with a mutant third eye believed to have been caused by radiation from a nearby nuclear power plant.
(Photo via Infobae)
Just as The Simpsons showed alluded to back in the 1990s, nuclear power plants can result in some odd mutations to wildlife, like Blinky the three-eyed orange fish.
Fishermen in Córdoba, Argentina, realed in this wolf fish not immediately noticing the third eye, according to Infobae (translated by Google translate):
“We were fishing and we got the surprise of getting this rare specimen. As it was dark at that time we did not notice, but then you looked at him with a flashlight and saw that he had a third eye,” said Julian Zmutt, one of the fishermen.
The fish was found a reservoir where the nuclear power plant reportedly pumps its hot water. The men have kept the fish in the freezer so it can be analyzed but are reported as hoping to have it embalmed.
[H/T Treehugger]
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autigers2010champs
Posted on November 1, 2011 at 1:41pmThat is one dumb fish you got 3 eyes and still get caught?
Report Post »Classical Liberal
Posted on November 1, 2011 at 1:54amWell, fish eyes are supposed to be good for the brain and aid in memory function. I think.
Report Post »Revelation99
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 12:43pmIf only they could genetically alter fish to taste like pizza.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 10:24amThose EVIL nuclear power plants must go!! Imagine a mutation that still didn’t give this fish a fighting chance!!! :)
Report Post »AgentP
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 6:51amif it is real and they can identify the gene that codes for an eye growing like that, then the mutation could help the blind see….or make the sea blind…not sure.
Report Post »spmcintyre
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:50pmRemember the Jackalope, and the Mermonkey.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 4:46pmThat’s not looking too real… looks like another stunt to get a reactor shut down, gee… what a surprise.
Report Post »oldschoolgreen
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 3:03pmFake and stupid! Look at the cut marks. Dumb
Report Post »AmericanWomanFirst
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:23amI dunno I’ve seen that face somewhere….wait…wait a minute! Maxine Waters! Is that youuuuuu?
Report Post »AmericanWomanFirst
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:25amhttp://www.theblaze.com/stories/maxine-waters-republicans-eat-obamas-food-drink-his-beer-then-try-to-kill-him/
Report Post »nortmar
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:47pmReely now, did they reAl it in or not?
Report Post »sarg356
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 12:06pmIf you look at the third eye there are cut marks from a knife all the way around the suspose third eye.
Report Post »wallace j carbuncle III
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:53pmYou are so right! Straight lines around this “eye”…compare to the other two…thanks for pointing out what should have been obvious!
Report Post »epmonroe
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 7:51pmYep, you’re right!
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on November 1, 2011 at 10:29amI agree with you.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:25amSeriously? This is a hoax.
If the water from the nuclear plant was hot enough to mutate fish, all the fish would have died a long time ago, as well as most of the rest of the life in the area. This is anti-science nonsense.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 9:07amActually, the mutation could happen over prolonged lower level exposure being concentrated in the eggs of the fish. Radiation kills cancer cells, what makes you think it can’t alter dna of an embryo, fish, human, bird, etc…?
Report Post »Gumbercules
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 1:17pm@hidden_lion
Because of what you just said “It KILLS cancer”, not mutates it and make it weirder.
This coming from “Gumbercules” a mutation of Hercules & Gumby. :)
Report Post »ScottyRawdy
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:01amI’m a fisherman & I eat mostly everything or any species I catch..
I wouldn’t eat this thing if you paid me a million bucks.
There’s not enough lemon pepper to mask the radiation for me. LOL
I’ll stick with my Sword Fish & Haddock off Cape Cod, Thank You very Much !
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 10:56amBack in the 80′s I was the kitchen manager at the Chart House in Aspen, Co. and we served swordfish…. I had to prep them and they had giant bloody tumors in them I had to cut out….. I never had swordfish again after I found the first one.
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:21pmI’ll stick to dolphin and ***** from Southeast Florida. I seen this morning on Nat.Geo, gigantic jelly fish off Argentina. Same thing warm water away from plant.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:39amLittle Blinky should be mounted and hanging on the wall in the oval office to keep 3 eyes on BO at all times!!!
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 8:09amhahahaha! Love it!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:37amGreat… this is going to make it easier to detect the Illegal Aliens!
Report Post »voodoolife
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:14amGrill that sucker! A little lemon pepper, medium heat…
Report Post »GumRock
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:29amI Recomend , Microwave on High till it glows
Report Post »and im with ya on the lemon pepper !
Bonnieblue2A
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 11:26pmIt likely won’t be long before we start seeing the effects of the Fukashima disaster on Pacific sea life.
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