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Another version of the article:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0629_050629_giantcatfish.html

With a link to; (See exclusive photos of the villagers butchering the fish.):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/photogalleries/giantcatfish/photo2.html

Thai fishers struggled for more than an hour to haul in this record-breaking Mekong giant catfish. Despite efforts to keep the bear-size catfish alive, it died and was later eaten by villagers.

The species is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. The rare specimen, captured in the Mekong River in Chiang Khong district, is the largest since Thailand began keeping records in 1981.