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I thought this was a hoax but it seems the Minnesota DNR pulled two small bull sharks out of Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis back in March.
Bull sharks are quite happy in fresh water and have routinely swam hundreds of miles up the Mississippi River. The big ones ( 6' to 8' ) also responsible for more attacks on people than any other species of shark.
DNR scientists believe they swam further up the Mississippi further than normal to escape the backflow of polluted water from the Gulf of Mexico.

http://nokomiseast.org/yard/light/creeksharks.html

the comedian wrote:I thought this was a hoax but it seems the Minnesota DNR pulled two small bull sharks out of Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis back in March.
Bull sharks are quite happy in fresh water and have routinely swam hundreds of miles up the Mississippi River. The big ones ( 6' to 8' ) also responsible for more attacks on people than any other species of shark.
DNR scientists believe they swam further up the Mississippi further than normal to escape the backflow of polluted water from the Gulf of Mexico.

http://nokomiseast.org/yard/light/creeksharks.html

Should have read it all the way to the bottom.

Any resemblance in the above story to actual fact may be coincidental and could be disregarded, depending on your mood. April Fools!

Somehow I knew it was too cool to be true.

the comedian wrote:Somehow I knew it was too cool to be true.

I find myself hooked sometimes.

Forget the sharks, watch out for the candiru!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

Somehow I knew it was too cool to be true.

Bull sharks are somewhat tolerant to fresh water, however, most of the rivers on the coast aren't true fresh water until they're inland quiet a bit. There have been legitimate sightings of bull sharks in fresh water before... Minnesota might be a stretch though.

Here is one of the articles from National Geographic about them: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... rks_2.html

The most that distance that I have read of them traveling inland was 11 miles into New Jersey, until I read that article.

Mojojojo wrote:

Somehow I knew it was too cool to be true.

Bull sharks are somewhat tolerant to fresh water, however, most of the rivers on the coast aren't true fresh water until they're inland quiet a bit. There have been legitimate sightings of bull sharks in fresh water before... Minnesota might be a stretch though.

Here is one of the articles from National Geographic about them: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... rks_2.html

The most that distance that I have read of them traveling inland was 11 miles into New Jersey, until I read that article.

They have made it as far north as St. Louis, and that's legit.

They have made it as far north as St. Louis, and that's legit.

I believe it. They're a pretty hardy species of shark. Maybe they'll make it to Minnesota after all.

Unfortunately they're not that good to eat. If their diet consisted of Gar I'd like them a whole lot more.

Minnehaha Falls would probably be a barrier, unless bull sharks are really good jumpers.

I grew up a block away from the creek on Nokomis ave. all I ever saw in it where carp in the spring.

Bull sharks? They kill walleyes, don't they??

eelj wrote:I grew up a block away from the creek on Nokomis ave. all I ever saw in it where carp in the spring.

The carp ate all the sharks.

Well....since this is a firearms forum and no one has asked this.... What round for 6' to 8' shark?

Things have certainly changed since I moved away (grew up near lake Hiawatha).

Blak wrote:Well....since this is a firearms forum and no one has asked this.... What round for 6' to 8' shark?

.30-06 from an M1 Garand.

But you have to hit the scuba tank in its mouth.