Giant Morays and Other Extraordinary Eels (Creatures of the Deep) Paperback – August 1, 2011

The authors did a great job of putting this book together. I don't know how they did it without getting bitten.

great book for youngsters - my son is crazy about eels and we've worn out the library selection.

This book takes a fascinating look at the deep ocean and what...else...might...be...down...there. Then it goes shallower and brings us up close to Moray eels and their family members. The photographs are amazing.Now, about that 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.This book is about deep water eels, true? Yes.And deepwater eels live in... erm, well, the deep water, not the surface of the ocean where the oil rests, true? Yes again.But after all, "This COULD cause a dangerous shortage of food for deep-sea eels and other deep-sea animals." But this book was published in 2012, true? Yes. Therefore, we already KNOW that the explosion DID NOT have those effects, true? Yes, true.So why is this information in this book? Just for the pretty pictures? Certainly not to praise the brave men who put out the fire, engineered a solution, and controlled the damage. No... this seems to be unscientific fear-mongering, and out of place in this otherwise excellent book.Anyway, we do see some humans-to-the-rescue on the page where it talks about hydroelectric dams assisting migrating eels and helping endangered eels.Good glossary, includes word like: carnivore, cartilage, current, extinct, habitat.Great photography!