The people are said to have thrown balls of zongzi (cooked rice) into the river to discourage the fish from eating his body.

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The samples were poured through microfiber filters to extract DNA, which fish shed in their excrement, scales and body slime.

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The scientists stated that they had proved for the first time that changes in the body size and maturation of the fish is "an evolutionary response to over-fishing".

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The popular pet fish can jump up to eight times their body length, at speeds of more than 4 feet per second, according to a recently published research paper in the online peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

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Vitamin B-12 deficiency can also be caused by a tapeworm ingested from contaminated fish, because the tapeworm saps nutrients from your body.

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Dr Fril has used this knowledge to create a FrenchFlag fish, with a blue head, a white body and a red tail, and hopes to follow it soon with one depicting the stars and stripes.

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The whole fried fish arrives at your table in a pot of seasoned broth, its body curled into a dramatic C-shape, its face clenched in a grimace.

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It is also important to eat adequate amounts of high quality lean protein like chicken, fish, lean red meat, lowfat dairy or protein supplements like soy or whey, because your body's ability to absorb protein decreases somewhat with age.

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