New X-Ray Video Shows Baby Eel Backing Out of Stomach and Escaping the Digestive Tract of a Fish Via Its Gills

You have no doubt heard the phrase slippery as an eel and a new study looking at baby Japanese eels specifically has revealed just how true that is. The skilled escape was captured via x-ray video and it shows a recently swallowed eel making its way in reverse up from the belly and out the gills of the fish.