The Mysterious Lifecycle of Eels That Science Still Does Not Know

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Did you know that when eels decide its time to mate, their stomachs dissolve and their reproductive organs form for the first time in its place? These creatures are complex, which is why scientists are eager to understand their unique life cycles.

Researchers have tracked eels to the Sargasso Sea where they are likely spawning, but we are still missing pieces to the puzzle. There is footage showing adult European eels sticking close to the sea floor on their long journey across the ocean, so the eels could be mating and hatching at deeper depths, below 500 meters, which are difficult to study.

Understanding the how eels spawn is important because they are a popular food around the world. To keep up with the demand, an eel smuggling ring has formed on the black market, which is a detriment to the wild eel population.
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Freud always gets mentioned in the craziest stories

nathan
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Freud after dissecting 400 eels : “THESE ARE ALL GIRLS”

fainterdot
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Times were simpler when animals just spawned back instead of got extinct

Neptoid
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We technically haven't proven Aristotle wrong yet

creeeamy
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"THESE ARE ALL GIRLS"
"Sir...I"
"GO GET MORE"

whalemailxd
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A moving ocean is such a poetic concept

esponjita
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"Secret Lives of Eels" sounds like a Pixar knockoff movie

callumrangan
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I love that mysteries like this still exist! People often think that we have learned all there is to learn about earth, but we really haven't. New information and new species are still being discovered!

heidi
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Well as Sam O’ Nella said…
Actually, I don’t think I should quote this one.

dankmouse
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God I love how many o' nella references there are here.

JosGeerink
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It’s 1AM, I have to work tomorrow, and now I’m about to go down a rabbit hole and learn about eels

Gomez
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No no, you can't just drop the bombshell of an Eel Mafia and then not elaborate in great detail.

thischannelispoo
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Sigmund Frued didn't find any mating organs because it wasn't their mating season lol. So he just butchered a ton of them for nothing.

RoboLobster
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Real ones know what we learned in the deleted Sam o Nella video

madchencraig
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One must ask. What does an individual have to do to find an eel’s reproductive organ?

stateoftheruin
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In germany we have something similar to the Bermuda triangle: Bielefeld. European eels may not look like the kraken or like a kelpie, but in their reproduction they are just as mythical. if they originate from SOMEWHERE its gotta be Bielefeld for sure

tiredteen
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When the baby eels get big enough, they start swimming in schools to learn how to eel.
Its a very important stage of their lives, and is marked with uncertainty and excitement alike.

They call this stage eelementary

samandom
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I have never wondered about eels - but now I NEED to know everything about them!

Pita-bread
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My lawyer advised me not to make this reference.

maroonweaboo
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i love the music used, i feel like it perfectly represents the chaotic nature of this whole situation thing with the eels😂

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