Have you ever seen a fish eat a bird? Probably not, but that’s exactly what the Wels catfish is capable of doing. This video from BBC Earth shows a Wels catfish eating a pigeon whole. This astonishing ...

In rivers that once held a balanced mix of native fish, a giant predator now dominates so completely that it has started ...

There is a group of catfish that have discovered they have more in common with kitty cats than just whiskers. They also like to chase and eat birds. Even if it means they have to wriggle up on dry ...

The continent’s largest freshwater fish, native to Eastern Europe, is an invasive species that threatens native fish already in decline. Wels catfish, which are native to Eastern Europe, can grow up ...

Nature has the unfailing power to surprise us. In fact, as soon as we decide we have a clear picture of something, we are often sent straight back to the drawing board. Here on Earth, many of these ...

In Southwestern France, a group of fish have learned how to kill birds. As the River Tarn winds through the city of Albi, it contains a small gravel island where pigeons gather to clean and bathe. And ...

The line that separates water from land is a fascinating area for biologists to study. For some aquatic animals, like the orca whale, it’s a place where they can briefly step outside the boundaries of ...

Catfish have been documented catching and eating pigeons. The remarkable footage, shot by scientists, shows the catfish bursting from the edge of the water where the birds are bathing in order to ...

Catfish may be borrowing more than just the name of their feline counterparts. A group of European catfish in France’s Tarn River have developed a taste for pigeon—and the skills to hunt them. Briefly ...