The wacky Houdini hijinks of a slippery eel have finally been revealed – and caught on film for all the world to see. "This study is the first to observe the behavioral patterns and escape processes ...

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To increase their chances of survival, prey often behave unpredictably when escaping from predators. However, the response of predators to, and hence the effectiveness of, such tactics is unknown. We ...

Imagine you’re a Japanese eel, swimming around just minding your own business when—bam! A predatory fish swallows you whole and you only have a few minutes to make your escape before certain death.

UNDATED (WKRC) - Some creatures fight off would-be predators with poison or spiky barbs or a terrifying face, but others choose a sneakier approach, like escaping from a predator's stomach after being ...

The animal kingdom is full of animals with grand and funky defensive tactics to help them avoid being eaten by would-be predators. However, some creatures, like Japanese eels, take things to an ...

The aquatic apex predator lived over 300 million years ago in the shallow waters covering present-day Cleveland. In A Nutshell Scientists discovered Dunkleosteus had far more cartilage in its skull ...