The ￡40,000 carp looks human

'人臉'鯉魚價值4萬(圖)

Owners and their pets are often said to grow to resemble each other. Brendan O'Sullivan is the owner of a carp, which appears to be developing facial features which look human, the Daily Mail of London reported Monday. The 44-year-old bought the fish, a ghost carp, about 5 months ago, but it is only in the past week that he has noticed what looks like a human mouth, nose and eyes (see photo). Carp have long been known to carry markings which can look like a human face, but actually seeing one is rare. As a result, Mr O'Sullivan's fish is now said to be worth an estimated ￡40,000.

據英國《每日郵報》5日報道，人們常說寵物和主人會越長越像，而布倫丹·奧沙利文的寵物正好驗證了這一說法，他養的一條鯉魚竟呈現出人類的面部特征。44歲的奧沙利文5個月前買回了這條鬼鯉。上周，他突然發現鯉魚竟長出了"嘴巴、鼻子和眼睛"(見圖)。事實上，鯉魚很早就被認為能呈現出類似人臉一樣的標志，但能親眼看到的幾率極小。正因如此，奧沙利文的這條鯉魚估價也飆升到了4萬英鎊。

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