The electric eel, or Electrophorus electricus , is one of nature's most electrifying creatures. Native to the murky waters of South America, these fascinating animals are known for their ability to ...

The lying starts with their name. 1. Electric eels aren’t actually eels. They’re members of the knife fish family. 2. The critters are native to South American rivers, but they don’t spend all their ...

As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. Italian physicist ...

Sure, there’s Elf on the Shelf, but what has more holiday spirit than an eel in a tank? At least, one specific eel, anyway. Miguel Wattson, an electric eel living at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, ...

It has generally been thought that electric eels are purely solitary animals, which stalk prey on their own. Now, however, scientists have described seeing the creatures hunting in packs – which only ...

One Volta’s electric eel — able to subdue small fish with an 860-volt jolt — is scary enough. Now imagine over 100 eels swirling about, unleashing coordinated electric attacks. “This is hugely ...

Assume that money and animal-rights groups are no issue. What's the dope on harnessing electricity from electric eels? —Nansbread1, via the Straight Dope Message Board Never mind PETA—those eels can ...

Electric eels are pretty amazing. I wonder if they feel the same way about us? 80 percent of the body of an eel is made up of cells that are a lot like batteries. And those batteries can deliver ...

Electric eels use special electricity-emitting organs to stun their prey, and a scientist recently discovered they use these same mechanisms to locate their food in the dark. A study published this ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Jan. 14 (UPI) --Electric eels, fish that use electric shocks to zap their prey, typically live solitary lives. But in an extraordinary find, scientists have for the first time observed electric eels ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND (WJW) — An electric eel at the ...