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Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast to spawn (www.abc.net.au)
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After supersquirrel's post about the threats posed by bottom trawlers on undersea mountains, here's one showing how important they can be for oceanic eel love-ins. Eels are amazing!

Ocean surveys have revealed that about 2.8 million eels gather for months at an underwater mountain off Tasmania.

The annual aggregation is the only known spawning site globally for purely oceanic eels.

Further studies may determine where the eels come from and where their offspring go after spawning.

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[–] 9 points 1 week ago

Underwater mountains. Millions of 2m long eels. Only known breeding site in the world, 1km down. Very cool.

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    [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Eel ball. I wonder what sort of music they have? Are there dances like the eel tango? How do eels wear a tuxedo? How do you cater an event for 2.8 million guests?

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    [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Freaky eel ball, thats a shocking development. Ill see myself out.

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    [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    The. WHAT?

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    [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Wow! Fuck that!

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    [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    I read the news today, oh boy! 2.8 million eels in Tasmania. And though the eels were rather small... they had to count them all. Now they know how many eels it takes to make a spawning ball! I love to tuuuuuuuuuuuurn yoooooooooou ooooooooonnnnnn.....

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    [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Image

    By Mydnite on DeviantArt

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