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Consider the eel

The snake-like fish remain one of nature’s most mysterious creatures.

By Christine Mi Updated

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A comic series from The Highlight about the world’s most mysterious species.

Christine Mi is a cartoonist and writer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Brooklyn Rail, the Nib, and more. She also draws a pink webcomic called Sad Girl Pop.

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