Eels
These animals have evolved to escape certain death
In Japan, an endangered eel was hiding in plain sight
In a warming climate, we need to rethink how we conserve nature
How wild animals eaten at the first Thanksgiving are faring today
Shocking behavior: How electric eels zap their prey
Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate and Deflate Itself, Shocking Scientists
19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists
See Amazing Ocean Creatures That ‘Glow’
Hagfish Survive Attacks With Loose Skin and Lots of Slime
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Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking
Watch Eel Battle and Swallow Poisonous Pufferfish
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