48. Conger in the Kelp |
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| An adult Conger conger can be mair than seven feet lang and thicker than an athlete's thigh. I eest to be feart that I might get ane on ma hook fin I wiz fishin aff the herbir wa fin I wiz a loon. The chance o that wid iv bin fairly sma though cause adult eels tend to gi wa tae the Azores or the Bahamas tae breed and they dee there. Bit onywye, I tend tae think o them as lively thingies slitherin aboot amangst the kelp on the sea bed and that's fit the tune tries tae capture | An adult Conger conger can be more than seven foot long and thicker than an athlete's thigh. As a boy I worried that I might hook one while fishing but the chances were slim as the adults migrate to the Azores or the Bahamas to breed and die. They are lively manifestations of the Oneness slithering through the kelp on the sea bed. |
Nature - February 1994
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