ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. The electric eel generates its electrical discharge using special cells known as electrolytes. The eels are teeming with these cells, ...

Who will scream the loudest?! We're at ‪Predatory Fins‬ to check out some insane fish and see who reacts to a shock from an electric ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- An aquarium in Tennessee is hoping to shock visitors this holiday season with an electric eel that lights up a Christmas tree. The Tennessee Aquarium in ...

Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that lives at the Tennessee Aquarium, is a multitasker. He eats. He tweets (more on that later). And for his most effortless trick this season, he lights up a ...

Electric eels (pictured, a fish at San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium) have three organs dedicated to creating electricity. Photograph by Norbert Wu, Minden Pictures/Corbis.

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 ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo said a difficult decision was recently made to humanely euthanize a 9-year-old electric eel. Last week, the zoo shared pictures on social media detailing the ...

A study has found that an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to transfer genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo said a difficult decision was recently made to humanely euthanize a 9-year-old electric eel. Last week, the zoo shared pictures on social media detailing the ...

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- An aquarium in Tennessee is hoping to shock visitors this holiday season with an electric eel that lights up a Christmas tree. The Tennessee Aquarium in ...