The Centennial Park Eel
THE CENTENNIAL PARK EEL
In the Ponds Of Centennial Park Lives The Eastern (???? ) Eel. And To The Normal Park Goer They Look Like An Ugly Animal Swimming Around In The Murky Waters Of The Parklands.
But The Centennial Park Eels Hold A Remarkable Story For Those In The Know.
Male Eels Mature Around 10- 30 years and Female Eels Mature Around 8 Years. When They Reach Adult Stage & Feel The Need Spawn & AmazingThing Happens.
The eels Hop From Pond To Pond and then crawl Through a drain Underneath Alison Road and into Randwick Racecourse. They then follow the Natural Watercourse Through To The Moore Park Golf Course and then Follow it Through To Botany Bay Coming Out Where The Third Sydney Runway Comes Out at Kingsford Smith Airport.
While Making This Journey some Amazing Changes Happen To Their Bodies......
- their Dorsal Fin Becomes bigger So They Are Able To Swim Better In Ocean Currents.
- their stomach shrinks
- Their Eyes Also Change SizeThat They Can See In The Seawater
- their anus Restricts and Any Orifice To Reduce Water Loss
- Their Gills
From Freshwater To Saltwater. They Can Also Out In Fresh Air, And If There Is No Watercourse For Them To Make It To Botany Bay They Can travel Across Land for short distances.
The Eels Then Make A 3,500 Mile Journey through The Ocean To Somewhere Near New Caledonia, where They Spawn Their Young & Die.
These Young Eels Then Male Their Way The 3,500 Miles Back To Centennial Park Where They Live In The Ponds Until They Mature
