{"id":150054,"date":"2026-04-21T05:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=150054"},"modified":"2026-04-21T05:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:59:39","slug":"chinese-scientists-replicate-eels-6000km-breeding-journey-inside-research-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=150054","title":{"rendered":"Chinese scientists replicate eel\u2019s 6,000km breeding journey inside research pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostResearchers in China have replicated the epic journey of one of the world\u2019s most fascinating migratory fish within the confines of an artificial pool, potentially saving it from extinction.<br \/>\nFrom hatching to maturity and spawning, eels undergo six stages of physical transformation over at least five years as they travel 6,000km (3,700 miles) from the ocean depths to freshwater rivers and lakes.<br \/>\nZhao Feng and his team from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences used satellite-tracking technology&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3350834\/chinese-scientists-replicate-eels-6000km-breeding-journey-inside-research-pool?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostResearchers in China have replicated the epic journey of one of the world\u2019s most fascinating migratory fish within the confines of an artificial pool,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150054"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}