The Hagfish Is the Slimy Sea Creature of Your Nightmares
Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week
English - November 19, 2018 17:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 31 ratingsTV & Film wildlife monkeys jungle baboons birds goshawk photography high speed photography fish leopards Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The hagfish is a slime-emitting ocean-dweller that's remained unchanged for 300 million years--and it shows. It has a skull (but no spine), velvet smooth skin, and a terrifying pit of a mouth that's lined with rows of razor-sharp teeth.