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.

Japanese eels have found an ingenious way to escape a fish's stomach after being swallowed — backing up the digestive tract then squeezing themselves out of the predator's gills. In a scientific first ...

In a scientific first, researchers have captured astonishing video of young Japanese eels escaping after being swallowed by a predatory fish. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...