![]() ![]() None of the locals are prepared to fish for the sting-ray, which they call the ‘River Dog’ One man who Wade meets still bears terrible scars from the wounds which took six years to heal. However he’d never heard of a fresh water sting-ray, before he started investigating the death of a young girl in Argentina in Silent Assassin (17 Jan). The Pacu, once vegetarian, was introduced to New Guinea to increase fish stock, but lack of suitable vegetation in the river saw them adapt to meat eating – where their powerful teeth and jaws, originally evolved to crack open nuts, make short work of soft fleshy extremities.Īn extreme fisherman for many decades, Wade often knows what fish he’s hooked by the feel of the pull on his line. The ‘Ball Cutter’ stars in the first episode of the series (The Mutilator, 3 January) in which Wade investigates a spate of bizarre deaths in Papua New Guinea involving a creature that severs and then devours certain body parts of unsuspecting fisherman, leaving them to bleed to death.Īs with many in the series, this programme highlights physical changes to the fish, often due to climate and human activity. ![]() Each episode brings him into close contact with rare predators with potential to kill, from sawfish in Australia to electric eels in Brazil. The seven-part series follows the biologist on a dark and dangerous journey to explore the myths of the deep and reveal that truth is often stranger than fiction.
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