When it comes to the relationship between birds and fish, everyone's first reaction should be that birds eat fish. But have you ever thought that one day the fish eating the birds will also happen?
A peculiar fish that looks a lot like catfish was spotted on a beach in Australia, with a flattened body, small size, but a long tail. With a pair of cat-like eyes on their heads, they stare at the beach with great excitement, and their eyes can shine under a certain amount of light.
When photos of such strange creatures were posted on the Internet, netizens began to speculate, what is such a species? Some people think that this may be a mutated catfish, after all, from the appearance, it really looks a little similar to the catfish. Some people also think that this may be a shark that is not yet underage.
Just when everyone was speculating, authoritative biologists gave an answer: this strange creature is actually called "cat shark". It belongs to the family Lyceum sharks , which generally feed on small fish or other crustaceans.
Although its body length is generally only more than 2 meters, it is not threatening to us humans, but its nature is very cunning, and even the birds flying in the sky can become a good meal in its mouth.
The cat shark will secretly disguise itself as a reef, and when the bird falls on it to rest, it will slowly rotate its posture and make the bird slowly move closer to its mouth by constantly adjusting its posture. Then it will see the timing, open its mouth and bite the bird hard and drag it into the water. In this way of waiting for the rabbit, it can also successfully capture a lot of prey, and I have to say that this is really a very intelligent creature.
However, such a clever creature does not have a good reproductive ability, and can lay nearly 20,000 eggs at a time, but unfortunately, under such a large base, few can successfully hatch successfully. And in the process of hatching, they will also be attacked by other species, which makes them less able to reproduce. But fortunately, it has a strong aggressiveness, and its ferocious personality from childhood can also provide more protection for their growth.
Nowadays, many aquarium enthusiasts are looking at these small sharks, cat sharks are naturally a new type of pet that has attracted everyone's attention, but it is worth noting that the cat shark itself is a certain aggressiveness, and everyone must do a good job of safety protection in the process of breeding.