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• WeirdAlex03@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  First line even before the main article

  Summarized: Key Takeaways

  1. The Sargasso Sea is the breeding ground for all freshwater eels, where they travel thousands of miles to spawn and then die.

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  • olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Am I missing something? How is it a freshwater eel if they’re in the sea?

    oh damn they migrate to the sea before reproduction

    Confusing when you think of freshwater fish that can’t survive in saltwater. So then i’m guessing the baby eels just spread back out to freshwater sources

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    • dalekcaan@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Tbf salmon do the same thing

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      • olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        shit that’s right

        OMG this came to mind:

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  • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Man, nature is weird!

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    • nieminen@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Love your icon. Metroid FTW

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      • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Thanks!

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  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wait, aren’t there some eels that exclusively live in freshwater caves?

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