Prepare to be baffled by what we don't know about eels
The European eel remains one of nature’s most enduring mysteries: despite centuries of study, scientists have yet to observe them spawning in the wild. The episode explores how modern research is closing in on their elusive reproductive behavior in the Sargasso Sea, a quest that could unl
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