Goldfish Survives For 13 Hours Out Of Water
The goldfish, Carassius auratus, has been a popular pet fish for more than 1,000 years, having evolved from the mutant carp in imperial China. Orange became the most popular colour after common people were banned from keeping yellow goldfish, because it was the imperial colour. The oldest recorded goldfish lived to the age of 49, but those kept in bowls typically live eight years or less.
Now however, a goldfish has done the fish version of a Houdini, says its owner, and managed to survive for 13 hours out of its bowl. This would have to be the longest reported time that a goldfish has known to survive out of water.
Barbara Woodford woke to discover Ginger missing from its bowl. Unable to find the fish before leaving for work, she feared the worst.
But when she returned home in the evening she spotted her pet on the floor behind a cupboard, alive and well.
“I picked him up with a spatula and his mouth started moving. I put him back into the water and off he went. He was swimming fabulously. I couldn’t believe it – it was a real Christmas miracle,” Mrs Woodward, 61, of Gloucester told The Telegraph.
Ginger has clearly pushed the limit for generations of goldfish to come.
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