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Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it)

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May 21, 2025
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By Samantha Marx from Johannesburg, South Africa - Fur bearing trout. Very rare.Uploaded by LongLiveRock, CC BY 2.0, Link

Add this one to your list of 20th-century Americana weirdness: the fur-bearing trout, a legendary fish said to grow a thick pelt of fur to survive frigid waters. This urban legend has made its way through folklore, satire, hoaxes, and…

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