ever since i was little i have been terrified of paddlefish. i saw a couple’a paddlefish swimmin around at the shedd aquarium in chicago and i knew they just weren’t for me. no wildlife had or has ever really scared me except for them. in my fear i still had curiosity so i read about them and the little sign said they live in the ohio river, which was bad news for me.
for years every time we drove over the river and i was terrified the bridge would collapse and we’d plummet into the murky depths and we’d all survive miraculously only so a paddlefish could swim through our shattered window.
when i got to college to study wildlife i found out that paddlefish are endangered in ohio and required our protection. I thought …..how Inconvenient.
Now I will dedicate my life and passion to them.
but they better not EVER look at me.
This? This is what you’re afraid of? These fish with handles?
I am who I am and I don’t owe anyone any explanation
those fish with handles get Big! person-sized or so. they swim around with their mouths open like idiots and eat whatever small things go down their throat.
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