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nomyesterday at 7:35 PM4 repliesview on HN

This is so unlikely to happen. There is a good chance that they are not as rare as we currently think, at least in that particular area.


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culiyesterday at 7:38 PM

They are unique to like 2 lakes in Mexico. This is someone's pet that they dumped there. It would not have survived more than a week in Wales had it not been found.

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codezeroyesterday at 8:14 PM

I think it likely speaks to how much more common they are as exotic pets than they have been in the past. That she found it before it died is surprising, and the longer I think about this story the longer I wonder if they just bought it as a pet and the river discovery was a gag for online clout.

kreyenborgiyesterday at 8:23 PM

One in a million chances happen nine times out of ten.

Especially with 8 billion humans wandering around.

rishikeshsyesterday at 10:50 PM

why is your reply faded