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Japanese eels can escape predators’ stomach through their gills, finds study: « Eels use tail-first technique to back up digestive tract of fish towards oesophagus before coming out of gills. »


Eels use tail-first technique to back up digestive tract of fish towards oesophagus before coming out of gills

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