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The European eel is a mysterious fish. They live for years without any reproductive organs, which made people very confused about where eels came from, all the way back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. And up until recently, we still didn’t know.
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Sources:
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-utterly-engrossing-search-for-the-origin-of-eels-180980777
livescience.com/european-eel-spawning
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Anguilla_anguilla
nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0619-8
bbc.com/travel/article/20180313-why-baby-eels-are-one-of-spains-most-expensive-foods
britannica.com/science/migration-animal/Catadromous-fish
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/49-individuals-across-europe-arrested-in-major-blow-to-eels-trafficking
dictionary.com/browse/lepto-
researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Miller-70/publication/250395431_Ecology_of_Anguilliform_Leptocephali_Remarkable_Transparent_Fish_Larvae_of_the_Ocean_Surface_Layer/links/560d0d5808aec71cb48fa8ed/Ecology-of-Anguilliform-Leptocephali-Remarkable-Transparent-Fish-Larvae-of-the-Ocean-Surface-Layer.pdf?_sg%5B0%5D=started_experiment_milestone&origin=journalDetail
usgs-cru-individual-data.s3.amazonaws.com/jzydlewski/intellcont/2013%20Zydlewski%20and%20Wilkie%20Euryhaline%20fish-1.pdf
nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19248-8
nature.com/articles/s41598-021-04052-7
researchgate.net/publication/237998790_Degeneration_of_the_alimentary_tract_in_sexually_maturing_European_Anguilla_anguilla_L_and_American_eels_Anguilla_rostrata_LeSueur
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10695-011-9496-x
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-is-a-species-of-eel-a-stock-footage/1189155444
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/570728
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_of_Cycladic_Art_-_Red-figure_%22fish-plate%22.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/roman-mosaic-royalty-free-image/90153875
youtube.com/watch?v=98n1boOz2UE
bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16586
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/common-eel-or-european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-royalty-free-image/1256831983
youtu.be/9-9usJGeH9Y
gettyimages.com/detail/video/common-eel-or-european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-adult-stock-footage/1164966594
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/world-map-vector-silhouette-on-white-royalty-free-illustration/1311051529
nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0619-8
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/european-eel-royalty-free-image/1351802995
youtube.com/watch?v=DV_n5yD3Fqg
gettyimages.com/detail/video/european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-is-a-species-of-eel-a-stock-footage/1189155914
youtube.com/watch?v=X3rcdFbdQdo
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/glass-eel-royalty-free-image/472074857
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/cute-summer-icon-on-a-trasparent-base-royalty-free-illustration/1320241675
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/european-eel-royalty-free-image/1303432972
youtube.com/watch?v=X3rcdFbdQdo
gettyimages.com/detail/video/rocky-mountain-elk-stock-footage/1426197687
gettyimages.com/detail/video/location-icons-of-gps-navigation-global-5g-high-speed-stock-footage/1284511475
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-eel-stock-footage/1478455259
nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19248-8/figures/1
youtu.be/gv03AYgNtaU
The European eel is a mysterious fish. They live for years without any reproductive organs, which made people very confused about where eels came from, all the way back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. And up until recently, we still didn’t know.
Would you like an European eel pin? https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-european-eel
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Bayla Arietta. You can find out more about her and her work here: baylaart.com/Splash-Page
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #eels #fish
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Sources:
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-utterly-engrossing-search-for-the-origin-of-eels-180980777
livescience.com/european-eel-spawning
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Anguilla_anguilla
nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0619-8
bbc.com/travel/article/20180313-why-baby-eels-are-one-of-spains-most-expensive-foods
britannica.com/science/migration-animal/Catadromous-fish
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/49-individuals-across-europe-arrested-in-major-blow-to-eels-trafficking
dictionary.com/browse/lepto-
researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Miller-70/publication/250395431_Ecology_of_Anguilliform_Leptocephali_Remarkable_Transparent_Fish_Larvae_of_the_Ocean_Surface_Layer/links/560d0d5808aec71cb48fa8ed/Ecology-of-Anguilliform-Leptocephali-Remarkable-Transparent-Fish-Larvae-of-the-Ocean-Surface-Layer.pdf?_sg%5B0%5D=started_experiment_milestone&origin=journalDetail
usgs-cru-individual-data.s3.amazonaws.com/jzydlewski/intellcont/2013%20Zydlewski%20and%20Wilkie%20Euryhaline%20fish-1.pdf
nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19248-8
nature.com/articles/s41598-021-04052-7
researchgate.net/publication/237998790_Degeneration_of_the_alimentary_tract_in_sexually_maturing_European_Anguilla_anguilla_L_and_American_eels_Anguilla_rostrata_LeSueur
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10695-011-9496-x
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-is-a-species-of-eel-a-stock-footage/1189155444
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/570728
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_of_Cycladic_Art_-_Red-figure_%22fish-plate%22.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/roman-mosaic-royalty-free-image/90153875
youtube.com/watch?v=98n1boOz2UE
bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16586
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/common-eel-or-european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-royalty-free-image/1256831983
youtu.be/9-9usJGeH9Y
gettyimages.com/detail/video/common-eel-or-european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-adult-stock-footage/1164966594
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/world-map-vector-silhouette-on-white-royalty-free-illustration/1311051529
nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0619-8
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/european-eel-royalty-free-image/1351802995
youtube.com/watch?v=DV_n5yD3Fqg
gettyimages.com/detail/video/european-eel-anguilla-anguilla-is-a-species-of-eel-a-stock-footage/1189155914
youtube.com/watch?v=X3rcdFbdQdo
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/glass-eel-royalty-free-image/472074857
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/cute-summer-icon-on-a-trasparent-base-royalty-free-illustration/1320241675
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/european-eel-royalty-free-image/1303432972
youtube.com/watch?v=X3rcdFbdQdo
gettyimages.com/detail/video/rocky-mountain-elk-stock-footage/1426197687
gettyimages.com/detail/video/location-icons-of-gps-navigation-global-5g-high-speed-stock-footage/1284511475
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-eel-stock-footage/1478455259
nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19248-8/figures/1
youtu.be/gv03AYgNtaU
