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October 31, 1935
The Sauk Centre Herald
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
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The Anabas Testudineus fish from India can walk on land using pectoral fins to travel between ponds in moist conditions and is popular among pet collectors.
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Hiking Fish
Fish that climb trees are not so rare as fish that go on hiking expeditions. In the latter class, Anabas Testudineus, a 4-inch member of the perch genus, stands, or rather walks, supreme. Equipped by nature with a pair of stilt-like pectoral fins, he is able to propel himself over the ground at a fair speed.
But for some curious reason he only "hikes" when the earth is soft and moist. In India, the country of his origin, his expeditions from pond to pond take place either after a rain or at dawn while the dew remains. Though far from a beauty prize winner, the anabas handicapped by a blunt nose and brassy body, is eagerly sought by pet dealers and collectors throughout the country.—Tit-Bits Magazine.
Fish that climb trees are not so rare as fish that go on hiking expeditions. In the latter class, Anabas Testudineus, a 4-inch member of the perch genus, stands, or rather walks, supreme. Equipped by nature with a pair of stilt-like pectoral fins, he is able to propel himself over the ground at a fair speed.
But for some curious reason he only "hikes" when the earth is soft and moist. In India, the country of his origin, his expeditions from pond to pond take place either after a rain or at dawn while the dew remains. Though far from a beauty prize winner, the anabas handicapped by a blunt nose and brassy body, is eagerly sought by pet dealers and collectors throughout the country.—Tit-Bits Magazine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Hiking Fish
Anabas Testudineus
Climbing Fish
Pectoral Fins
India Ponds
Where did it happen?
India
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India
Story Details
Anabas Testudineus, a 4-inch perch-like fish from India, uses stilt-like pectoral fins to walk over soft, moist ground between ponds after rain or at dawn, and is sought by pet dealers despite its appearance.