To determine if the eel's electrical discharge had the same effect, Catania walled off part of the aquarium with an electrically permeable barrier. He placed a pithed fish on other side of the ...

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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Vanderbilt University researchers confirmed a 200 year-old story that electric eels can shock a horse to death just by jumping out of water. The higher the eel ...

The scientists have not been able to understand how the electric eel manages to generate electric shocks and not hurt ...

The Shock of the Hunt Electric eels primarily use their electrical abilities to hunt for food. Their diet consists mainly of fish, amphibians, and invertebrates, and they rely on their electricity ...