A visit from Don the eel scientist

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Hello.  Today we had a visit from a man named Don.  Don is an eel scientist.  Don works for The National Institute of Water and Atmosphere.  This is all the things Don taught me today.

• If eels have spots on their body then they are Australian longfin eel.
• Eels can swim forwards and backwards.
• You can tell if an eel has eaten a crab because their bottom is red.
• Longfin eels are cannibals.
• Eels don't have to eat everyday.
• An eels ear bone is used to tell how old an eel is.
• The numbers of rings on the ear bone is how old the eel is.
• Eels do not eat while they have their eggs.
• Eels have 7-20 million eggs.
• Big eels have 20-45 million eggs.
• Eels eat animals whole.
• Eels can sense prey and predators coming past.
• Eel can grow up to 2 meters.
• Eels can suck in their prey with their breath.
• Because of the eels slime they can squeeze in and out of spaces.
• Eels have 112 vertebrates.
• Eels are easy to catch if you have bait.
• Eels hate sunlight.
• Eels also hate it when soil gets into rivers because it gets rid of the food underground.
• If the ground is not to hot eels can 

Thanks for reading  Bye