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🐠 Fish and Sea Life

Eel facts for kids

Where the eel lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the eel live?
Rivers and the deep sea
🍽️ What does the eel eat?
Small fish and worms
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Wriggles like a ribbon
✨ Fun fact
Some eels swim all the way across the ocean to lay their eggs.

Ages 5 to 10 Fish and Sea Life

All about the eel

The eel is one of the fish and sea life in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in rivers and the deep sea, and it eats small fish and worms. It wriggles like a ribbon. This page is a good fit for ages 5 to 10 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the eel one of the fish and sea life?

Yes. Fish breathe through gills and most are covered in scales. The ocean is home to many other amazing creatures too.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a eel? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a eel?
  • Can you make the eel's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.