By JUNKO WATANABE/ Staff Writer
August 17, 2020 at 07:10 JST
A young Japanese eel climbs a rock wall along the Yafusagawa river in Ichiki-Kushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2018. Researchers believe that eels are also climbing a rock wall at the Ryumondaki Waterfall during the night. (Provided by Kazuki Matsushige)
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