7 days ago
Underrated animals: Short-finned eel
They can travel over land, climb walls and take down large prey. And that's all before the short-finned eel (Anguilla australis) makes it out into the ocean for their epic migration to mate.
The location is so remote, scientists still don't know what happens while they're there.
But then, as new baby eels, they need to swim thousands of kilometres back to the Australian mainland — and only one in every 10,000 hatchings make it.
Cast your vote for Australia's most underrated animal here.
Featuring:
Dr Wayne Koster, Arthur Rylah Institute
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer Jacinta Bowler, Producer
Jacinta Bowler, Producer Rebecca McLaren, Producer
Rebecca McLaren, Producer Hamish Camilleri, Sound Engineer
Hamish Camilleri, Sound Engineer
Petria Ladgrove, Executive Producer
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