European Maneater

European Maneater is the fourth episode of the first season, as well as being the fourth episode of the series in general.

This episode originally aired on 26 April 2009 while the unhooked version aired on 26 May 2010.

Summary
"Reports of an attack on a swimmer in a lake close to Berlin is the starting point for an intense and shocking investigation. Jeremy travels to Germany where he meets modern-day victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of fresh waters in Europe regularly over the past 700 years. Investigations travel to Spain where Jeremy discovers firsthand that the Wels catfish is a living, breathing aggressive predator growing to man-eating proportions capable of everything depicted in medieval records and more."

Synopsis
The wels catfish is one of the largest catfish in the world. Medieval reports claim it is an aggressive man eater that will swallow people whole, even small children were found in one's stomach according to a legend. After new reports surface of attacks in Berlin, Germany, Jeremy Wade dives deep into the mystery of these fish. He finds out that these giants attack when they are protecting their nests in the breeding season.

His investigation later leads him to Spain, where a group of catfish were introduced into the warm watered Rio Ebro. Numerous factors led to these creatures taking over the ecosystem and possibly growing to man-eating size, for example because of the fishermen's 'catch and release' policy. There, Jeremy finds that these river monsters have no fear of man, and faces a potential man-eater.

Creatures

 * European Zander (Minor Appearance)
 * Wels Catfish
 * Vultures (Minor Appearances)
 * Egyptian Vulture
 * Griffon Vulture

Locations

 * Berlin, Germany
 * Spain
 * Rio Ebro