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CityPop@lemmy.today to World News@quokk.au · 1 day ago

Australia's giant spawning eel ball estimated to contain 2.8 million eels

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Australia's giant spawning eel ball estimated to contain 2.8 million eels

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CityPop@lemmy.today to World News@quokk.au · 1 day ago
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Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast to spawn
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CSIRO scientists have identified an underwater mountain off Tasmania where a threatened deep-sea eel species gathers annually.
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    Underwater mountains. Millions of 2m long eels. Only known breeding site in the world, 1km down. Very cool.

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    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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    The. WHAT?

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

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    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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    Wow! Fuck that!

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