Eels Consume Their Own Bones to Survive Migration

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 06:11 in Biology & Nature

To survive an arduous swim thousands of miles long without eating anything on the way, European eels apparently lose a significant amount of bone in a way that keeps them alive and moving, a new study finds.

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