Lamprey are infamous for their bloodsucking behaviour but little else is know about the life cycle of these ancient creatures. Lizzie Daly heads to Ireland to track some down in the wild. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Lamprey are prehistoric animals that have a bad reputation as bloodsucking parasites but there's so much more to these animals than just their nightmarish mouth parts. Lizzie Daly travels to south west Ireland to find a Lamprey in the wild and learn more about this strange but fascinating species.   Special Thanks to Dr. William O' Connor: www.ecofact.ie   Watch more videos from Earth Unplugged Animals In Slow Motion And Stunning Time-lapse Photography bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedSlowMotionTimelapse Expeditions and Location Films bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedExpeditionsAndLocationFilms Big Questions With Maddie Moate bit.ly/BigQuestionsWithMaddieMoate Wilderness Sessions bit.ly/WildernessSessionsFilms Check out the other two channels in the BBC Earth network: BBC Earth: bit.ly/BBCEarthYouTubeChannel BBC Earth Lab: bit.ly/BBCEarthLabYouTubeChannel   About BBC Earth Unplugged We're Earth Unplugged, and we make films about the incredible natural world and the animals that live here exclusively for YouTube. We investigate the conundrums, quirks and beautiful science of our amazing planet, delving into the BBC vaults and mixing it up with our own stuff to take a brand new look at Earth. From animal behaviour in slow motion to expedition films we’ve got you covered. Our planet is mind-blowing. Join us as we explore what it has to offer. Subscribe for more: bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged   You can also also find the BBC Earth community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our fan panel here: tinyurl.com/YouTube-BBCEarth-FanPanel This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes.

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