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Catfish that catch pigeons

BBC Earth Verified publisher

Wildlife

Planet Earth II. In a river in south-west France, wels catfish lunge at pigeons bathing in the shallows, a behaviour first filmed only recently.

Content labels: Predation.

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Species: wels catfish, pigeon
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