Strange Sea Creature Survives 5 Years Without Food — Scientists Finally Know How

The claim sounds almost impossible, particularly for an animal whose large body should demand a considerable supply of energy. For years, its extreme endurance remained one of the deep ocean’s most puzzling contradictions.

A new study has now uncovered a combination of adaptations working together behind that survival. These ten findings reveal what researchers discovered and why the explanation extends far beyond simply “slowing down.”