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1. Electric eel - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel
Description: WebThe electric eels are a genus, Electrophorus, of neotropical freshwater fish from South America in the family Gymnotidae. They are known for their ability to stun their prey by generating electricity, delivering shocks at up to 860 volts.
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2. Electric Eel | National Geographic
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/electric-eel
Description: WebElectric Eel. Scientific Name: Electrophorus electricus. Type: Fish. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Swarm. Average Life Span In The Wild: 15 years. Size: 6 to 8 feet. Weight: 44 pounds. Size...
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3. Electric eel | Diet & Electric Shock | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/animal/Electrophorus-fish-genus
Description: WebMar 15, 2024 · Electric eel, any of three species of elongated South American knifefishes that produce powerful electric shocks to stun prey. Electric eels have three electric organs—the main organ, Hunter’s organ, and Sach’s organ—which are …
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4. Electric eel | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation …
Link: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/electric-eel
Description: WebThe electric eel has a slender, snake-like body and flattened head. Its thick, scaleless skin is generally dark gray to brown, and its underside is a yellow-orange color. Similar to other eel shaped fish, the electric eel lacks pelvic fins. It has a small, or reduced, caudal fin and also lacks dorsal fins.
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5. How do electric eels work? | Natural History Museum
Link: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-electric-eels-work.html
Description: WebBy Holly Chetan-Welsh. 0. Electric eels are remarkable, snake-like fish with the power to deliver electric shocks to defend themselves, hunt, navigate and even communicate with one another. But how does their amazing ability work? Electric eels are long, cylindrical fish with flattened heads.
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6. Electric Eel - National Geographic Kids
Link: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/electric-eel
Description: WebElectric Eel. Scientific Name: Electrophorus electricus. Type: Fish. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Swarm. Average Life Span In The Wild: 15 years. Size: 6 to 8 feet. Weight: 44 pounds....
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7. How do electric eels generate a voltage and why do they not get …
Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-electric-eels-gene/
Description: WebDec 5, 2005 · The electric eel generates large electric currents by way of a highly specialized nervous system that has the capacity to synchronize the activity of disc-shaped, electricity-producing cells...
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8. Electric eels work together to zap prey - BBC
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55652672
Description: Web14 January 2021. By Victoria Gill,Science correspondent, BBC News. The electric eel: An Amazon predator that "zaps" prey. More than 200 years after the electric eel inspired the design of...
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9. Electrophorus electricus - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophorus_electricus
Description: WebElectrophorus electricus is the best-known species of electric eel. It is a South American electric fish. Until the discovery of two additional species in 2019, the genus was classified as the monotypic, with this species the only one in the genus. [2] . Despite the name, it is not an eel, but rather a knifefish. [3] .
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10. The Electric Eel’s Superpower Just Got Even Cooler - National …
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151020-electric-eel-evolution-high-voltage-sensory-weapon-animals-science
Description: WebOctober 20, 2015. • 5 min read. The high voltage strike of an electric eel has long been regarded as one of the most powerful attacks in nature. But now one scientist has discovered that the...