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\|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} ~~}}{{update\|book=sa3}}~~ '''Skyeels''' are a flying creature on [[Roshar]], typically found in coastal regions. Adult skyeels are typically 4-5 feet long, but are known to grow as long as 7 feet.{{file ref\|skyeel.jpg\|text=Skyeel page from Shallan's portfolio}} == Appearance and Anatomy == {{image\|Skyeel by Abigail Barker.jpg\|side=left\|height=200px}} They look similar to the moray eels found on Earth, but have an extra pair of larger flowing fins along their sides with air pouches tucked under them that help the skyeel fly. These pouches deflate as the skyeel dives and are refilled as the skyeel extracts lighter-than-air gasses from its prey during the digestive process~~. Small, blue, fish-like spren are usually found darting around flying skyeels and are believed to help them fly~~. Like moray eels, skyeels have a second set of jaws, known as pharyngeal jaws.{{ref\|name=bens-notes}} When they fly, small arrow-headed [[Spren#Luckspren\|luckspren]] often appear and dart around them. It is theorized that the spren help them fly, as "mathematically" skyeels should be heavier than they actually are.{{book ref\|sa3\|99}} Skyeels have pale bellies so that they camouflage with the sky from below and dappled skin on their back that lets them blend in with the water they fly over from above.{{ref\|name=bens-notes}} == Behavior == Skyeels are graceful as they undulate through the air, but somewhat awkward on land.{{file ref\|skyeel.jpg\|text=Skyeel page from Shallan's portfolio}} When they fly, [[Spren#Luckspren\|luckspren]] often appear around them. It is theorized that the spren help them fly, as "mathematically" skyeels should be heavier than they actually are.{{book ref\|sa3\|99}} Their diet consists of fish, small rodents (such as rats and minks) and crabs. When a skyeel spots prey, they go into a sharp dive and coil around it as they snatch it up. It can take an hour or two for a skyeel to refill its gas pouches after diving. During this time, they usually find somewhere to hide.{{ref\|name=bens-notes}} Skyeels are known to fight over their prey.{{book ref\|sa2\|1}} \|{{book ref\|sa2\|14}} }} {{quote \|[Re-Shephir] remembered men—an innate understanding, much as newborn mink kits innately knew to fear the skyeel. \|{{book ref\|sa3\|30}} }} {{quote \|Help how? Summon Shardblades and swing them wildly in the air, like a farmer chasing skyeels? \|{{book ref\|sa3\|61}} }} == Notes == <references>