What's Inside an Eel Mouth?

Moray eels have a second set of jaws, called pharyngeal jaws, located in the back of their throats. In this video, we take a close look at those jaws, and learn how moray eels use them to eat. This video answers the questions:

What's inside an eel's mouth?
What's inside a moray eel mouth?
What do eel jaws look like?
What do pharyngeal jaws look like?
What does a eel's second set of jaws look like?
How do eels eat?
How do moray eels eat?

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Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

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[r_ABBYT]

So Moray’s are basically Xenomorphs, gotcha

[pelman]

"if their jaws open wide, and theres more jaws inside, thats a morayyy"

[hauntedsunsets]

I knew it was a little "mouth within a mouth" situation BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT FAR BACK

[cindyj]

Please never change the background music you use for these videos, it always puts me at ease

[space_kittenz]

THE CALM ASS PIANO MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE SEEING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS STRAIGHT OUT OF AN ELDRITCH HORROR GAME WHAT

[itsnotthatserious]

The one thing that I’ve always loved about this channel is his use of the piano music according to what he’s saying. It gives it a nostalgic feel of those learning channels we watched as kids

[RS-szcr]

My big back thought that that was a cookie

[RubinSolomon-oy]

That piano, combined with an absolutely calm voice, give me that tingling sensation deep down my soul

[tyrous]

I wonder if this is where they got inspiration for the Xenomorphs from Alien

[solmartel]

I knew a girl who went fishing in a reef and accidentally put her hand in a moray eel’s burrow and got bit with these two jaws. The damage to her hand was so great she had to get reconstructive surgery. These suckers have a very strong bite!

[titanmasterxd]

The fact that I knew this and still watched to the end definitely says something about this guys presentation skills.

[ajahstokes]

You should do a compilation of all your shorts as a long video, I find these so relaxing I feel like I could fall asleep to it lol. It's all so interesting

[rbmwiv]

That's terrifying! Probably where they got the idea from on the Aliens franchise. I'm glad there are no big animals with this feature.

[MissBarker]

So, moray eels are basically IRL xenomorphs. Good to know.

[brittanyhineson]

I love how soft and slow you make the videos

[greenstar]

The simple piano etc art - makes this presentation super!

[SaroGundu]

I like how he family friendlies everything with piano notes, like a LITERAL FISH IS GETTING BRUTALLY CONSUMED, and he just plays a beautiful soothing sound of a piano😂😂😂

[Airezhee]

The pace of this is amazing. More videos online should perhaps try to slow down instead of speeding up. This was facinating and calming!

[michaelp.channel]

The way you talk, the sound effect and the knowledge, is relaxing

[mcstevegmg]

"Then, Clamp down with their sharp jaws"
"🎹 🎹 🎹"