Richard Branson

Devon holds a special place in my heart. As a child, I normally went on holiday to Bantham and have lots of happy memories from my time there. I used to catch sand eels in the early morning and go fishing for bass throughout the day. I remember a gull taking my bait.

British Businessman

George Monbiot

Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.

British Writer

Chris Evans

I had eel at a sushi bar once; it's disgusting. I thought it was chicken. It looked like chicken. It was brown and looked delicious, and I was like, 'That looks safe.' It wasn't.

American Actor

RJ Cyler

Calamari isn't too bad. That's what I thought cuttlefish was gonna be that. I've eaten octopus and eel and shark and sea urchin before, and - and those are good.

Claudia Winkleman

Now people who keep fish disturb me the most, if I'm totally honest. They always smell a bit like fish food and they know just a bit too much about eels.

English Entertainer

Jeremy Wade

I have caught some big eels in New Zealand, where the climate is very similar to Scotland. But they grow to around five feet long.

Leonardo da Vinci

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

Italian Artist

Jock Zonfrillo

The Peruvian Amazon was amazing. We cooked alligator and I got stung by an electric eel.

Edith Sitwell

I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.

British Poet

Betty White

American Actress

Eel is common in some types of cuisine and might be mentioned in culinary contexts.

Cuisine Context

In some cultures, eels are seen as symbols of adaptability due to their ability to live in various waters.

Cultural Symbolism

Remember, eels are usually marine creatures, but some can live in freshwater too.

Marine Creature

Describing a person as an eel means they avoid giving a straight answer or escape obligations.

Metaphor for Evasiveness

Using 'eel' to describe a person carries a negative connotation indicating lack of trustworthiness.

Negative Connotation

This meaning of eel is informal and best suited for casual conversation.

Informal Language

 it's one of their favourite foods, and unfortunately, sand eels have been declining so much in recent years. This is thought to be linked to climate change, but that isn't the only threat the islands birds are facing. To help us understand the challenges, I want to head to the other side of the island to look for clues in the nest colonies. Well, we're back again,

Finding Baby Seals on an...

 it's very hard to simulate that properly on a computer. Why not have a real robot and real physics? So among all these animals, one of my favorites is the salamander. You might ask why, and it's because as an amphibian, it's a really key animal from an evolutionary point of view. It makes a wonderful link between swimming, as you find it in eels or fish,

A robot that runs and...

 wolf eels are attentive parents both of them will guard the eggs from danger they take turns while one stays behind and guards the eggs the other goes out to hunt for delicious delicious crabs it is believed that the wolf eels will mate for life now isn't that that's just nice you know it's nice to hear that and they will

Meet the Intimidating...

 No one has witnessed, or been able to follow, an adult eel on their migration, nor do we know how deep they spawn. But it's assumed that they can follow some signs that they can detect, such as a thermal barrier between ocean currents or a salinity front,

Eli the eel: A...

 destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to chew the meal and that is alien

The Battle Between Eel...

 But the true story of eel reproduction is even more difficult to imagine. And to solve this slippery mystery, scholars would have to rethink centuries of research. Today, we know the freshwater eel lifecycle has five distinct

No one can figure out...

 cat shark another deep sea dweller passes by but chooses not to attempt any biting of the bait this eel on the other hand thinks it too has found dinner and is persistent in its attempts to bite off some food

"Prehistoric" Shark Seen...

 this is great I said coral I see eels it's really blue and lovely now things are changing and see bubbles of doom killing everything around me it's now it's all brown and sad yeah okay so that

Can VR help create...

 known moving images of the abyssal tusk eel a species of fish that can live deeper in the sea than any other known fish these are Lantern sharks the tiniest sharks in existence they're so

Strange Japanese Sea...

 and yes, electric eels are a type of fish. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, and find—plus, in rare cases, stun—prey.