Eels

In Japan, an endangered eel was hiding in plain sight

In Japan, an endangered eel was hiding in plain sight

In Japan, an endangered eel was hiding in plain sight

In a warming climate, we need to rethink how we conserve nature

In a warming climate, we need to rethink how we conserve nature

In a warming climate, we need to rethink how we conserve nature

How wild animals eaten at the first Thanksgiving are faring today

How wild animals eaten at the first Thanksgiving are faring today

How wild animals eaten at the first Thanksgiving are faring today

Shocking behavior: How electric eels zap their prey

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Shocking behavior: How electric eels zap their prey

Shocking behavior: How electric eels zap their prey

Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate and Deflate Itself, Shocking Scientists

Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate and Deflate Itself, Shocking Scientists

Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate and Deflate Itself, Shocking Scientists

19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists

19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists

19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists

See Amazing Ocean Creatures That ‘Glow’

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See Amazing Ocean Creatures That ‘Glow’

See Amazing Ocean Creatures That ‘Glow’

Hagfish Survive Attacks With Loose Skin and Lots of Slime

Hagfish Survive Attacks With Loose Skin and Lots of Slime

Hagfish Survive Attacks With Loose Skin and Lots of Slime

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Open Wide

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking

Watch Eel Battle and Swallow Poisonous Pufferfish

Watch Eel Battle and Swallow Poisonous Pufferfish

Watch Eel Battle and Swallow Poisonous Pufferfish

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