Earlier this year, a man bought a dead fish for over $3 million.

His name is Kiyoshi Kimura, the man, not the fish, and perhaps needless to say, he's an eccentric

character.

He's a Japanese businessman.

He calls himself the king of tuna, and he obviously knows how to get himself into the news. After securing his

multi-million dollar purchase, he turned to the reporters nearby and said, quote, it's a good tuna,

but I think I paid too much." End quote.

The fish weighed 612 pounds, so he paid 5 grand for every pound the animal weighed.

This is an opportunity for us all to step back and assess the absurdity of our species.

Someone out there, living today, thinks a pound of flesh is worth five grand,

and he is willing to do that deal 612 times. What is five grand worth to you in your life? What would $3 million mean to you?

And what would you do with that kind of money?

Would buying a dead fish be on your to-do list?

Today we are going to discuss why tuna is so valuable in death, and we are going to learn about what

they are like in life. We are going to learn everything there is to know about tuna, and we are

going to focus specifically on the real king of tuna, the bluefin tuna, thunus thynus.

I'm Mackin, this is species.

Welcome to the show, and happy Father's Day. I know a lot of fathers are listening out there

with their kids, and that's great. I also know my father is listening, probably, so happy Father's Day to him.

Unfortunately, today's animal is not a good father. They are barely a father. They contribute literally

the bare minimum. But we did do a Seahorse episode yons ago, so you can obviously search

for that or scroll back if you want something more appropriate for the occasion.

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