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The slippery escape tactic of eels - Science and brainteaser with Jacinta Bowler

The slippery escape tactic of eels - Science and brainteaser with Jacinta Bowler

Update: 2024-09-12
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It turns out juvenile eels can be eaten by a predator fish and then escape out the gills to freedom before being digested. They back up, sneak out the stomach and through the gills backwards. And it turns out, the slippery escape isn't totally unique to eels.And 'dinosaur tree' saplings in NSW are going up for auction - but they prehistoric Wollemi pines don't come cheap.

Brainteaser (answer in the audio):What do these words have in common?Thunder, Sundry, Monarch, Satchel and Frisky For more of the latest science news, look for the science section on the ABC News website and sign up to a weekly email newsletter.

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The slippery escape tactic of eels - Science and brainteaser with Jacinta Bowler

The slippery escape tactic of eels - Science and brainteaser with Jacinta Bowler

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