Garden eels anchor the lower part of their body in burrows, and face their heads against the current as they prey on zooplankton. The species pictured is the spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi.

In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, staff at Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo said its garden eels were disappearing beneath the sand after they forgot what humans looked like. In response, it set up ...

Look at that face. That eel is so mad. It looks like it’s ready to scream at the kids to get off its lawn before retreating underground to write another complaint letter.

Live eels at a composting site following the excavation of Salty Creek at Westminster Avenue by contractors for Napier City Council. Photo / Merv McNatty Eels hauled up from a stream during digger ...

Look at that face. That eel is so mad. It looks like it’s ready to scream at the kids to get off its lawn before retreating underground to write another complaint letter.