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stayshiny t1_isfl7ys wrote

Reply to comment by Ferengi_Earwax in Almost 100 years since being initially proposed, the location of adult European eels' breeding place (upon their 5-10,000 km migration across the Atlantic Ocean) has been demonstrated directly as the Sargasso Sea for the first time. by Litvi

Yes, you will find European Eels in British rivers, they migrate from there to the Sargasso Sea, though not all Eels found in those rivers will be the same species that does this.

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Ferengi_Earwax t1_isfleaz wrote

Thanks, very interesting. I remember hearing about the strange beliefs people had about eels in manuscripts from the middle ages. They ate alot of eels.

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stayshiny t1_isfmvh6 wrote

There's a lot of great history in literature and Eels - they inspired a lot of monster stories and still do now!

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Ferengi_Earwax t1_isfn1a3 wrote

They sure do and you can still see why! Lampreys look terrifying.

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