Crocodiles are apex predators in many freshwater ecosystems, but even they can encounter prey capable of fighting back. One such animal, as shown in the video clip, is the electric eel, a South ...

Inside the fight over Canada’s most valuable fish The post Priced at Thousands of Dollars per Kilogram, Baby Eels Have Set Off a Global Frenzy first appeared on The Walrus.

While unagi is a popular dish at seafood restaurants and sushi bars, there are good reasons why you'll want to rethink ordering eel at your next meal.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some teenage Japanese eels have found a way to avoid becoming a ...

It’s always refreshing to see a handful of Mama Nature’s creatures working in unison, as a team. Seeing what octopuses do with their hunting partners, for example, is a good reminder that different ...

An electric eel can discharge 860 volts in a shock, which is apparently enough to open pores in the cell membranes of fish larvae and invite in new genes. The process, dubbed electroporation, is a ...

All 19 species of Anguillid eels migrate from the sea, where they are born, to the freshwater systems in which they grow. After a period of up to 20 years, they reach maturity and return to the sea to ...

The European Eel is a critically endangered fish species with a dramatic decline the past 30 years, less than 5% is left of the stock. Conservation efforts have so far failed to deliver and scientific ...

A bizarre video supposedly showing two "monster fish" passing an eel from one's mouth to the other was widely circulated on social media in the spring of 2021. Viewers be warned, the following video ...