Thursday, 21 March 2019

Don the Eel scientist

Hello everyone!

Today Don came in and he told us about Eels so here are so facts that I have taken:


  • Slime lets them through small spaces
  • Long fin, short fin, moray and Australian astir are different types 
  • That Eels are actually fish
  • Eels can grow up to 2 meters 
  • They can go backwards and forwards
  • They are cannibals  - t hey eat almost anything
  • Long fin Eels spend a lot of time hiding
  • They grab on to their prey and spin around about 10 times per second
  • Eels come up from under and sucks up food
  • Eels evolve  from other types of eels
  • Eels can breath through their skin
  • They use ear bones and cut them up to see how old they are
  • Eels get another ring each year
  • Eels can grow up to 112 years old
  • Females are bigger than male
  • Males grow up to 50 centimetres long
  • Females have 7-20 million eggs each year 
  • A big female might have 40-50 million eggs each year


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