Thursday, June 04, 2015

Eel-like fish drop from the air in Fairbanks

Adult Arctic lampreys have fallen from the sky four times this week in Fairbanks, including at the Value Village parking lot, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. That's unusual for a fish that's seldom seen in the water up here. The Arctic lamprey is a roughly foot-long eel-like fish with a no jaw and a nightmarish looking set of teeth. Gulls are probably to blame for picking up and dropping the lampreys, according to the post...more

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