Don's Eel Lecture
Don's Eel Lecture Kia Ora, A couple of days ago, Don, who is an eel scientist, came to talk to the Batten team because we are learning about eels. Here is everything that we learnt: Eels can swim backwards; Australian long fins have spots; There are 19 species of eels worldwide; They have an amazing sense of smell; Eels teeth face backwards; Glass eels are tiny; Eels spin if they can't bite a chunk out of their prey; Eels will eat ducklings but won't go adult ducks; Eels will eat mice when they are swimming; Eels revolve from other fish; Their ear bones are called Othalas; You can tell the age of the eel by how many rings are in their Othalas; Males grow to 75cm, anything bigger is a female; Eels that are breeding are silver; Your average female will lay 7-20 million eggs, while your unusually big females lay 5-80 million eggs; Eels have a metamorphosis; Short fins will eat a crab, you can tell by th...