The Largest Carp in the World | Ganges | BBC Earth

[@matthewrooyakkers6947]

That really is one of the best things about India is how they treat animals, something their neighbours like China could learn a lot from.

[@simone222]

Nature is truly so beautiful and relaxing. The closest thing I had got to large carps were the koi carps I used to raise in the past. The koi pond was my late father's birthday gift for me. Gentle but ravenous eaters. I miss the sound they make in the water.

[@umbrellacorp.]

I know what you mean. I used to enjoy koi fishes back then. But now life changed for me. 🥺

[@residentrump3271]

@@umbrellacorp. Yeah, life changed for you alright. Now you're making all manner of viruses and horrid bio-weapons! Leave Claire Redfield alone! 😋😋😋

[@jacktran7024]

@@umbrellacorp. "life changed for me"...wow what happened man?

[@RV_UGGERILAYA]

At 1:18 it was awesome ❤ I love my country 🇮🇳❤

[@davec3651]

Magicarp I choose you!

[@wanderingthemiddleground5283]

😆😆

[@Kishorekumar2966qq]

U have a good sense of humour 😂

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

Becomes gyarados out of sheer hatred and starts attacking you

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

“MAGIC CARP-CARP-CARP!”

[@rowangliori7658]

Hey it's a shiny

[@vivekjoshi5600]

this area is known as Garur baijnath this area is a vast valley with one of the most fertile land in foothills of himalayas . one of the oldest towns of uttrakhand state(established approximately in 800 ce). baijnath was also known as kartikeyapura in ancient times . this town was capital of katyuri kings back in 10th century. this town is famous for its beautiful temple complexes from 10th century and and an artificial lake which is specially made for conserving these golden mahaseers, algricultural irrigation in the valley... btw back in 2014 this area got a heavy snowfall which is very rare in himalayas at a height of approx 1100 mtrs. these golden mahaseer went extinct mysteriously after snowfall. (in approx 2 weeks only) then they have been re cultivated in this river. after that their hunting is banned. people can only feed them.

[@drpk6514]

1:22 "The largest could reach 1 m long and 50 KG" Sounds Absolutely BS! A 1m fish cannot be 50 KG, especially with this slender shape. Normal carp is far fatter and can get much heavier. Grass carp is probably the largest carp. Seems BBC has left the writing and fact-checking to Indians.

[@vivekjoshi5600]

​@@drpk6514 i googled it for you and it says that these specimen is very rare. So yes bbc didn't told the complete thing. The mahaseers i have seen are very small approx 1 ft

[@drpk6514]

@@vivekjoshi5600 " large grass carp can even surpass 100 pounds and approach 150 pounds (68 kilograms)" Seems this so-called documentary was made by Indians.

[@penssfdfeswf]

​@@drpk6514 Wow man! Did an Indian guy steal your girlfriend? You really seem to have a certain hatred towards them!

[@ursusm]

Tor putitora, the Putitor mahseer, Himalayan mahseer, or golden mahseer, is an endangered species of cyprinid fish that is found in rapid streams, riverine pools, and lakes in the Himalayan region. Its native range is within the basins of the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.

[@eternal_music]

I watched this full documentary named 'BBC Ganges' more than 10 years ago. Released in 3 parts, this is still one of the best documentaries for me!

[@bingewatch3553]

it is river GANGA NOT GANGES

[@eternal_music]

@@bingewatch3553 I mentioned the NAME of the documentary. Not the name of the River which I know is Ganga

[@Utsav_Viradiya]

​@@bingewatch3553 Yo, fun fact: the river 'Ganga' is called 'Ganges' in English. But honestly, I'm not really feelin' that Anglicized name.

[@bingewatch3553]

@@Utsav_Viradiya You dont call the Thames, THAMAS, do you ? nor you call the British BRUTISH ! It is ok to if the dialect or the slang is different.. but coining a completely different name is NOT OK ! GANGA IS GANGA NOT GANGES !

[@Asyrgath]

​@@bingewatch3553 Fun fact, the Thames is not pronounced as spelled. The names of numerous Indian (and global cities) are pronounced differently by people worldwide. Some still refer to Calcutta, Bombay, Bangalore and more, locals included. The river Ganga has been called Ganges for a long long time and people in India even have different names for the same river. What's wrong with you, are you off your meds?

[@wdtnewsusa88]

*The largest carp in the world is an incredible sight to behold. These massive fish can reach sizes of up to four feet in length and weigh over 100 pounds! The record for the largest carp ever caught currently stands at over 231 pounds, caught in Thailand's Bungsamran Lake. Carp are known for their strength and endurance, making them a popular target for anglers worldwide.*

[@Hamza-kj5sg]

pagal

[@betterthanedenoff-gridhome2935]

WOW!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@localindiantech1376]

Thanks for contant on the GANGA .love from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤

[@naturetruth5218]

British Broadcasting Clickbait The biggest carp ever caught by a British angler is a 105lbs 14oz mirror specimen by Ian Burton at the same lake in 2019. The official carp record is currently The Parrot at 68lb 1oz, caught by Dean Fletcher in January 2016 from Berkshire's Wasing Estate. But BBC said this Ganges river is full of carps weighing average 50kg or 100pounds!?

[@arnaldorentes5371]

GRATO, BBC!

[@wanimalus]

*The carp is a species of fish that is widely distributed around the world, and it is known for its size and resilience. In fact, the largest carp in the world was caught in Thailand in 2007, weighing an incredible 264 pounds! These fish are prized not only for their size, but also for their fighting spirit and the challenge they present to anglers. Carp can be found in a variety of freshwater habitats, including rivers, lakes, and ponds, and they are important food sources for many other animals in their ecosystem. The carp's impressive size and adaptability make it a fascinating species to study and admire.*

[@number7417]

Thank you for this awesome information!! ✨

[@greymouser8659]

Can Oz return ours please

[@bearclaus2676]

Nothing but a horrible plague, destroying the freshwater lakes and streams in Australia.

[@lewis5605]

Yeah Australians hate them, I often go on carp culls

[@rdk2323]

The carp isn't a species. There are many different species of carp.

[@Natureindica]

Nature s always amazing 👍👍

[@YAH-1]

TMH amazing me 🙏🏾🤍

[@mikedelferro]

Thank you for all the incredible content, very inspirational.

[@aurochsxx5932]

The giant black barb and these golden Masheer are giants freshwayer fishes

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

BBC are you keeping your facts straight? "The Siamese giant carp is the largest species of carp in the world. These migratory fish are found only in the Mae Klong, Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. They are a desirable food fish, which has caused a serious decline in their numbers"

[@User_U_Sir]

gotta be big when carps get corpses as food 😉

Gelungenes Video. Gruss Jürgen 🤠

[@erwinwinarno]

AMAZING!!!

[@theddixusa]

*"Bear vs Wolves: Battle for Food" demonstrates the intense competition for resources in nature. Both formidable predators.*

[@sohaildiverlatestfishingvi8273]

Interesting ❤

[@daraseng5500]

Mekong river giant carps are way larger

[@parob7285]

agree. 1m long 50kg does not seem to be so huge world wide

[@dodgymtbknee]

they look like a barbel crossed with a carp and can only imagine the fight you get from this would be intense for an angler!

[@touremuhammad5983]

No, the Siamese Carp or Giant Barb is the largest carp in the world, but just as endangered.

[@swapnilp5774]

Indian culture is about living in sync with the nature. It will lead the world towards a truly sustainable living.

[@rickrandom6734]

Hahhah. I have seen Ganges in plains. It is just a big holy sewer full of industrial waste and raw sewage.

[@mnlifeandpets]

Amazing all Fishes scene's 👌👌

[@baldieman64]

The Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora) is far from being the world's largest carp. It isn't even the largest carp in India. The largest Golden Mahseer ever caught was 1.5m long and weighed 40.82 kg - 90lb 0oz. The Humpback Mahseer (Hypselobarbus mussullah) of south India grows much larger. Globally, the Yellowcheek Carp (Elopichthys bambusa), the Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) of China, the Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus) of Iran and Iraq, the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) of Asia and the grandady of them all, the Siamese Giant Carp (Catlocarpio siamensis) of Thailand are bigger than the Golden Mahseer.

[@lordbeerus4342]

Those were pretty average carp… in a water hole in Thousand Trails CA, there was this massive carp that was mistaken as a shark that lived there for years.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Fish are amazing!

[@jaikumarsagar]

My first ever mahseer sighting was at Devprayag, Uttrakhand. Beutiful school of fish swimming graciously in the mighty river Ganga.

[@TheAnglingGlobetrotters]

The largest carp species is the Siamese Carp, not the Himalayan Mahseer

[@andrewmalone3073]

The siamese carp is actually a member of the barb family and not a true carp species.

[@drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel]

As far as I know, the world's largest carp is the Mekong giant carp 🤔🤔

[@wdtnewsusa88]

I think it depends on the water source

[@naturetruth5218]

Largest record 300lbs.

[@jalurlurusjawasam]

Live near to fresh river is my hope...

[@jeremiahmathayo2191]

Wow! Amazing wonders of nature God is so great. Thankful to you our believed researchers for good work of bringing us these current fact. From Tanzania 🇹🇿 watching

[@vaishnavprasad7789]

I was so ready to see the world's largest "crap" but to my disappointment it was "carp"😢

[@naturetruth5218]

Perhaps these carps ate the craps and dead bodies weighing 50kg.

[@animeshtiwari9649]

The Ganges - Lifeline of North India ❤

[@samg7123]

Great to have such structures which looks pretty. I hope they are used for the purpose of debate and making laws which benefit common man and works for betterment and cleaning of politics too

[@johnc3351]

The video is about carp but other than the first few seconds, I saw no carp.

[@ferko6]

Beautiful fish but the siamese carp is the largest at 600lbs

[@fishyfool]

If you think those are the largest carp in the world, you have not seen what's hiding in the rivers of the central valley of California. For instance, in Modesto California, there's one of the spots the carp like near the Gallo winery in the Tuolumne river. it's slow moving and the carp sun themselves.

[@maximme]

this video was made in INdia.....now you know why the claim.

[@PahadiSher]

@@maximme It was made BY BBC. As always, the westoids are stupid liars.😂

[@CorneliusTheColonel]

The largest carp is actually the giant siamese carp which can be 5-6 feet long and 3oo+ pounds.

[@telinoz1975]

Yep.

[@hilurgazzali9222]

I read the word Ganges first and then read the title. Was surprised that it said Carp and not crap. Would love to see it unpolluted once again.

[@carpy1252]

Cool fresh from beautiful clear waters they are, but the largest carp in the world are the Siamese Giant carps that live in the Mekong River from Thailand to Cambodia and Vietnam

[@Dave....]

What's that book we read as a child, with the colorful, scaly fish on the cover?

[@ggonguet]

absolutely stunning fish but not even close in size to the largest carp species in the world.

[@3winmundoanimal]

A maior carpa do mundo é um peixe recorde com um peso impressionante de 112 libras e 14 onças. Esta criatura gigante foi capturada no lago Bungsamran, na Tailândia, famoso por sua carpa gigante. A pesca da carpa tornou-se cada vez mais popular ao longo dos anos, com pescadores de todo o mundo viajando para locais remotos em busca dessas feras indescritíveis. Embora pegar um peixe desse tamanho exija habilidade, paciência e um pouco de sorte, é importante lembrar de praticar práticas de pesca responsável e devolver qualquer peixe que não seja destinado ao consumo de volta ao seu habitat natural.

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

At least call them the largest cyprinid, but even then they won't come close to the Siamese carp (Catlocarpio siamensis) which has been recorded to grow to 250 kilos. The Chinese black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) can reach lengths to nearly two metres, weighing over 100 kilos and the mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus), the largest of the pike-barbels, that lives in the Tigris Euphrates river system, can reach lengths to 2,3 metres and weights near 150 kilos. So the golden mahseer will certainly be one of the biggest cyprinids, but is certainly not the biggest.

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Ref. the title : There are Carp of 50 Kilo's in other Countries. Have a look at Hungary for a Start and the Carp Record Size there.

[@akhtarzaidi9454]

BBC Earth is worth worthy.

[@Asdfghjklwert]

It's not ganjes, it's गङ्गा (gangaa)

[@johanrodvik]

What about ciamese carp ?

[@richbrown9690]

Isn't the biggest Carp in the world the Siamese Giant Carp ?

[@vitofishing1]

Yes

[@shellbacksclub]

GUNGADIN!

[@yongjianyi3556]

The Mahseer is not the largest carp though, that goes to the Siamese carp or Catlocarpio siamensis. It is alot larger.

[@bryan4592]

Thank you for pronouncing the name ganga correctly

[@nathandegner5187]

Nice nature video I like it❤👍 😎

[@SnakesandDoggies]

I caught one that was 2 meters and it was 50+ Kilo's in Ontario, Canada. I just don't see how the hell you can have one that's only 1 meter long that weighs that much! NO WAY! ✌💖

[@fearsomebunny]

Who knew deceased human/river burial can grow carp to this size. lol...

[@intex35]

brahmaputra catlas grow more than 60kgs but its very rare now.

[@vinaygupta7511]

The king of fresh water fish species golden masheer, it should be protected

[@Sneaky_007]

Whole world is a family

[@jackwood8307]

❤

[@rajarshibhattacharya9776]

Wrong, the largest carp can be found in the Fountainhead Palace lake.

[@theusher2893]

I misread it as "the largest crap in the world" when I saw that it was the Ganges

[@eleche2biotech]

they look fast than kois

[@oliversmith4742]

I wish cars weer reel

[@keithbraham6438]

They get to feed on the human bodies that are floated down the Ganged daily...hmmmm

[@paulharrison25]

Worlds largest carp....er I think not, the Siamese carp is.

[@tommyp1816]

I would love to go bowfishing that place

[@utubeu8129]

That is not the ganges, the gange now looks like an open sewer.

[@Travelboy98]

It's ganga not ganges

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

I like how every western media production involving india use stereotypical music (so beautiful and relaxing imo) like 0:40. Someone playing the tabala, some woman going ahhh or some deep voiced guy singing the saregama or clinging of bangles. Pretty much feels like they are patronizing indians. Imo it does sound good but its been done in one way or form for the past 50 years whenever there is a scene involving india betraying a tinge of racism within it. Again not sure if its praise or condescendence

[@abhiramanoorithaya6330]

It's better if u call ganga rather than ganges.

[@springbloomb895]

Woo

[@hmoob704]

Asian carps grows bigger then these mountain carps 😂

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[@17mramos145]

This comment section is full of liberals… but they completely missed the flag with a swastika on it!! Hahah😂

[@garystevens3184]

Bigger carp all over Europe.

[@ANDROLOMA]

I took the largest carp in the world once. Weighed exactly 15.7 courics. Don't ask me to try weighing that monster again. 💩

[@amyjessica4737]

baarely any carrp

[@jacksugden8190]

Everything’s under threat

[@tjmed7708]

I read the title wrong

[@tellydianadayondon6534]

And China wants to close the water pouring from india😭this is war.

[@AdamBechtol]

OooooooOOOOOOOH, "CARP!" 😜💩🐟

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

who said largest boat carp ?

[@An_Dulachan]

What a sore subject.

[@OngoGablogian185]

I always heard that the Ganges was full of carp.

[@naturetruth5218]

Did you mean craps?

[@OngoGablogian185]

@@naturetruth5218 That was the joke, yes.

[@naturetruth5218]

@@OngoGablogian185 satirical jokes are healthy.

[@_writ3r]

Please upload content in Hindi 😢

[@anandmadame9909]

We are over over populated.

[@bossmatsymoto]

🎀дякую🇺🇦

[@jodywade5617]

7 billion to many humans!!!!!!!

[@MrFIZZYMann]

These Carp Will Be Even Bigger Down-Stream When They Encounter The Human Offering's 💩 👳 to Eat.

[@parttimetourist]

Carp are the worst scavenger rubbish fish which destroyed good rivers in Ireland such as the Lagan and the Bann which also contain Pike which is a mini shark

[@donaldduck9257]

And also a nice flag 😂

[@nithinsuresh3371]

Its Ganga, not ganges 😏. What if we start referring to the Thames as Tamas? Its a Sanskrit word.

[@maximusmeridius6610]

Hey lets pray to a river god? Wow.

[@seansingh4421]

Honestly at first I misread the title as “Biggest Crap”

[@BrownstoneKingcom]

The taste of the Carp isn't great. In places where other type of fish are abundant, Carp used mostly for pet food. Ashkenazi Jews use them for Gefilte' Fish, and as someone from the tribe, i can say it has an horrible taste.

[@nnnnnn3647]

narrator is not ok.

[@weare1389]

Thought i was going to see the biggest crap in the world...my dyslexia acting up