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Five Years Without a Meal
Nov 3, 2026 ·
9m 9s
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Five Years Without a Meal
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In February 2014, a giant isopod at an aquarium in Japan died after five years without eating a single meal — and it weighed more than the day it arrived....
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In February 2014, a giant isopod at an aquarium in Japan died after five years without eating a single meal — and it weighed more than the day it arrived. John follows the animal that turned fasting into a way of life, from a stomach that fills two-thirds of its body to a gene it stole from a bacterium sixteen million years ago.
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| Author | John Davidson |
| Organization | John Davidson |
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