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Watch an eel climb up its predator's digestive tract and wriggle to freedom through its gills
Japanese eels have found an ingenious way to escape a fish's stomach after being swallowed — backing up the digestive tract ...
Swallowed eels escape fish predators by slipping through their gills
After being swallowed alive, Japanese eels were able to escape from a predator fish’s stomach and swim to freedom through the fish’s gills, new research shows.
6 Ancient Fish That Have Both Gills And Lungs—And Survive Today In These Freshwater Habitats
Lungfish’ would have been a common sight in the Devonian period, about 400 million years ago. Remarkably, six species of this ...
Watch an eel escape a fish’s stomach through its gills
Some teenage Japanese eels have found a way to avoid becoming a fish’s next meal. Anguilla japonica eels can escape a ...