Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 27, 2014

So how do you treat ciguatera poisoning? Not eating tropical fish at all?

Ciguatera is a foodborne illness caused by eating certain reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with toxins originally produced by dinoflagellates such as Gambierdiscus toxicus which live in tropical and subtropical waters. These dinoflagellates adhere to coral, algae and seaweed, where they are eaten by herbivorous fish who in turn are eaten by larger carnivorous fish. In this way the toxins move up the food chain and bioaccumulate. According to Dr. McBoomlis Gambierdiscus toxicus is the primary dinoflagellate responsible for the production of a number of similar toxins that cause ciguatera. These toxins include ciguatoxin, maitotoxin, scaritoxin and palytoxin. Predator species near the top of the food chain in tropical and subtropical waters, such as barracudas, snapper, moray eels, parrotfishes, groupers, triggerfishes and amberjacks, are most likely to cause ciguatera poisoning, although many other species cause occasional outbreaks of toxicity. Ciguatoxin is odourless, tasteless and very heat-resistant, so ciguatoxin-laden fish cannot be detoxified by conventional cooking.- Wikipedia

The Gibbon will fly at 30 mph at distances of up to 50 feet,while grabbing lunch. With out any help from the flight attendant.

Years ago I saw a slow-mo video of a baboon running pell mell through a flock of flamingos, the large birds taking off just in front of him water flying everywhere, until one bird hesitates seconds too long in his lift-off and gets snatched by the leaping carnivore. The rest of the video was the baboon leisurely perched on a rock, plucking the unlucky bird.

please is not needed

it’s amazing that Mike Newman can drive the Porsche even though he’s blind huh?????!!!!!!!!!!!!