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7th December 2018
01:35pm GMT
WHEEEEEEN THEEEEE NOSE OF A SEAL HAS BEEN STUFFED WITH AN EEL THAT'S A MORAY https://t.co/rjDabSvvtw
— FIIIIIVE GO-HOLD RIIIIINNNGSAH (@Scriblit) December 7, 2018
According to Live Science, this isn't the first time it's happened. Seals with eels up their noses is a phenomenon that has been increasing in the past couple of years. And apparently, it seems to always be the right nostril with the trapped eel! Charles Littnan, a monk seal conservation biologist has said that as yet, scientists do not know why this is occurring but has a few theories. Monk seals feed at the bottom of the ocean and Charles thinks that eels could be ramming themselves up the noses of seals as a defence mechanism before accidentally getting trapped. Or (charmingly) the eels could be a regurgitation of an earlier meal the seal consumed. Thankfully, Live Science has said that:You've heard of Elf on A Shelf....
How about Eel in A Seal?! pic.twitter.com/L6yRYZIGGK — ??DansGiving?? (@DanIsAPhantom) December 6, 2018
"In every instance of eel-nose, including this one, the researchers have removed the eel successfully. The seals were all fine, but the eels did not make it."R.I.P(eel) Main Image Via Live Science
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