Dispensary Corner 18 Aug 10
August 18, 2010
UK pharmacists may have a run
on antidepressants after the death
of a fish titled the ‘Marriage Wrecker”.
Responsible for the breakdown
of at least four marriages the 45
year old minor carp, also fondly
known as Two Tone, has finally
carked it in Conningbrook Lake
in Kent.
According to locals, fisherman
would often get obsessed with
catching the 30kg fish,
neglecting wives, jobs and
general hygiene.
But it was not the hook that did
Two Tone in, having eluded his
pursuers for more than 28 years
when he was dumped into the
lake, but rather simply old age.
“A couple of anglers called to
say they’d seen a big carp
floating dead on the surface
which they thought might be Two
Tone, so my son and I went
straight over to investigate,” said
Conningbrook fisheries manager
Chris Logsdon
“Sure enough it was the old
boy - I was gutted,” he added.
Anglers from all over the
country are now sending in
tributes to the fish, which is set
for its very own funeral next to
the lake this coming weekend.
FINES for endangered wildlife.
A private zoo in Taiwan is
looking down the barrel of some
hefty fines, following the birth of
three liger cubs on its premises.
A cross between a tiger and a
lion, the breeding of Ligers is
particularly frowned on due to
the likelihood of behavioural
issues due to conflicting inherited
traits, as well as its high cub
mortality rates and inability to
reproduce.
The largest of all the big cats
there are only ten known Ligers
remaining in the world, most of
which were rescued from
travelling circuses by zoos.
One of the newborn cubs has
already died shortly after birth,
and the other two have been
seized by authorities to be
relocated to a park for wild animals.
The zoo has denied any
wrongdoing in the matter.
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