JohnCenaFan28
12-30-2008, 12:15 AM
Ginger the goldfish has amazed experts by surviving out of water for up to 21 hours.
He was found lying on the floor behind a chest by owner Barbara Woodward at her home at 7am.
She assumed he was dead and, as she could not move the heavy chest, left the pet and went to work, reports The Sun.
But when she returned at 8pm, Ginger was still alive and flapping.
He was last seen in his tank at 11pm the night before - and so could have been out of water an incredible 21 hours.
A local vet said fish usually die in minutes without water as they need it to breathe.
Ginger was a gift to receptionist Barbara, 61, from her husband Alan, 62.
She said in Gloucester: "I can't believe it. He looked lifeless and I had planned on burying him. It's a real Christmas miracle."
-Nova
He was found lying on the floor behind a chest by owner Barbara Woodward at her home at 7am.
She assumed he was dead and, as she could not move the heavy chest, left the pet and went to work, reports The Sun.
But when she returned at 8pm, Ginger was still alive and flapping.
He was last seen in his tank at 11pm the night before - and so could have been out of water an incredible 21 hours.
A local vet said fish usually die in minutes without water as they need it to breathe.
Ginger was a gift to receptionist Barbara, 61, from her husband Alan, 62.
She said in Gloucester: "I can't believe it. He looked lifeless and I had planned on burying him. It's a real Christmas miracle."
-Nova