Unusually loose skin helps hagfish survive shark attacks
Slip-sliding outer covering also aids in Houdini escapes

SAVE OUR SAGGY SKINS Remarkably loose-fitting skin could help hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii shown) survive a shark bite.
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