A carp swims in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo on Friday.
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A carp swims in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo on Friday.
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inkochi
Hmm - I thought it was a bottle at first!
Some idyllic and opportune sakura pictures in JT this year.
Blackbird439
If the surface of the water is clogged with cherry blossoms, this will inhibit oxygen exchange between the air and the water. Those carp are probably asphyxiating, which would explain why this carp appears to be gasping for oxygen at the surface of the moat (a classic sign of oxygen-deprivation in fish.)
MrBum
Way to be a Debbie Downer, Blackbird439...;)
BertieWooster
Maybe if the photo had been a little higher resolution, it might not look such a mess.
Himajin
Carp always surface, especially if they see people, they think they're going to be fed.
Monozuki
@inkochi:
Ha-ha. That's what I thought, too! Yes, it took me a while to figure out that the bottle was the carp. :‑) Very novel picture. I like it! :‑)
Jeff Huffman
Great photo.