The first electric eel was discovered by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, well before the invention of the light bulb. In fact, the discovery of the electric eel is credited, in part with ...

In this episode, we uncover the insane biology of the electric eel, one of the only creatures on Earth that can generate ...

Yet a recent study published in the journal PeerJ reveals that electric eels — which produce an electric organ discharge (EOD) that can reach up to 860 volts — may be able to transfer genetic ...

Electric eels can wield their zapping power in subtle and surprising ways. A new study finds that when dealing with struggling or hard-to-subdue prey, these eels bend their bodies into a horseshoe ...

Watch up-close as we feed one of the world’s most powerful electric eels, capable of delivering shocks strong enough to stun ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. In something straight out of a comic book, electric eels may be able to shoot DNA into other animals when they zap them with ...

Electric eels are a power source, alright. The biggest volt-making creature on Earth, they can release up to 860 V with one of their electric organ discharges (EOD).

It’s 95 times the voltage of a 9-volt battery. That’s how much power an electric eel can produce. It’s hard to believe that any species would want to eat something capable of delivering such ...

Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food. Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! Although it is called an eel, it is actually a relative of the catfish.