The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents.

When the pelican eel spots potential prey, it inflates its mouth drastically, like a balloon, and creates a giant pouch that acts like a net.

That said, American eels play a quiet, yet important role in local ecosystems. Young eels feed on aquatic insects, while adults consume crayfish and fish.

Far from anything alien, the unsettling sea creature was confirmed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Science Director, Dr. Mark Fisher, to be an eel, a snapper eel to be exact. He noted they ...

Good news is out: thanks to a Greenpeace-backed campaign, the UK has banned industrial sand eel fishing, and that’s a […] ...

X-ray videos showed that some young Japanese eels demonstrated that they were not content to become a predator’s meal.

Eels. Just the name can bring shivers to some. Slippery, slimy and wiggly like snakes. All true, but some of us think they are amazing creatures. Yes, I confess to being enamored of these slippery ...

That said, American eels play a quiet, yet important role in local ecosystems. Young eels feed on aquatic insects, while adults consume crayfish and fish.