The youngsters have assiduously fed the baby eels fish flakes and regularly cleaned their tank. They have inspected them up close with a magnifying glass and informed the teacher when any tried to ...

Even though Adamson is not an eel expert, she knew the fish was not doing well and was not going to make it much longer. In a split-second decision, she decided to take him home with her.

After being swallowed alive, Japanese eels were able to escape from a predator fish’s stomach and swim to freedom through the fish’s gills, new research shows.

Its fish production increased 24-fold in the two decades leading up to 2021 and, unlike its neighbors, most of its fish catch is inland, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization or FAO.

After being swallowed alive, Japanese eels were able to escape from a predator fish’s stomach and swim to freedom through the fish’s gills, new research shows.

The young eels could spend roughly three minutes inside the fish before dying, the researcher found. Those that escaped successfully spent just under a minute liberating themselves.

Over the course of a year, the researchers recorded 32 eels being captured by the fish, with at least part of their bodies entering the predator’s stomach. Of those eels, 28 tried to escape.