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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Eels have a complex life cycle with four distinct stages of development each.
Chapter 3: Scientific curiosity about eels stretches all the long way back to Aristotle.
Chapter 4: After centuries of searching, we know eels reproduce just like other fish.
Chapter 5: Johannes Schmidt found the eel’s spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea.
Chapter 6: Eels likely navigate both instinctively and with the help of powerful senses.
Chapter 7: An eel’s metamorphoses are triggered by environmental cues rather than age.
Chapter 8: Human activities are placing the eel’s future at serious risk now.
Description
The Book of Eels (2020) takes the reader on a zoological odyssey spanning thousands of years. It’s the story of the eel – a creature that has enthralled humanity with its strange and complex life cycle. Countless scientists have dedicated their careers to the enigma of this fish, which has evolved to undergo several metamorphoses over the course of its life and to endure a grueling migration across the Atlantic to breed. But the eel has proven to be an elusive creature, and there are still many secrets about its life that it seems intent on keeping to itself.
Who Should Listen
- Nature lovers who are fascinated by strange stories from the great outdoors
- Fans of mysteries that stubbornly resist explanation
- Environmentalists concerned about humans’ effect on the future of the eel