Kuno the Killer Catfish – famous after death

“A giant puppy-eating silurid, has become an international star a week after its untimely death in Germany, authorities in Moenchengladbach said on Wednesday. The 1.5m-long whiskered wonder made headlines in 2001 after reportedly devouring a small dachshund that had gone for a swim in the pond at the public gardens of this western city. The rumours of his appetite and substantial girth – 35km at the last count – put him at the top of the most-wanted list of the Moenchengladbach-Rheydt Anglers Club and drew thousands of curious onlookers to the park.

But for two years, Kuno remained the one who got away. Until last Thursday when a slimy heavyweight believed to be Kuno went belly up after an enduring drought lowered the water level of the pond.” 🙁