Moray Eel Facts
The moray eel is an awesome sea animal, it is very unique and there are many
things that distinguish eels from other type of fish, actually if you look at a
moray eel it does not look like any fish, some people say that the moray eel
looks like a snake. here are some moray eel facts to answer most of your common
questions.
1. To start the moray eel has a very powerful sense of smell, they can detect
things from very far away, most of the moray eel species have develop a very
good sense of smell, this is because they have evolved, remember that most moray
eels like to hunt at night, since they can not see very good at night they use
their sense of smell to catch their prey.
2. Most moray eels are excellent swimmers, they are usually very fast and
precise, moray eels do not swim like other fish, they actually move like snakes
in the water, but this helps them move quicker, remember that moray eels are
predators and they need to be fast to be successful in catching their food.
3. There are over two hundred different types of moray eel species, there is
just one size for moray eels, they come in all sizes, from super big moray eels
to very small moray eels.
4. They can be very aggressive, when a moray eel feels threaten it will attack,
no matter if its a human, there have been cases of people getting bit and losing
their fingers to moray eels.
This are some facts about moray eels, for facts on specific species read our
other articles on the subject.
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