Going against the flow: scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding

The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents.

The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents.

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20 July 2022

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Additional footage by Fei Yang Qin, Gyorgy Kiss and Kota Ishikawa

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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