electric eels
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Electric Eels Seen Hunting in Groups for the First Time
Electric eels were already exceptionally weird fish. These eels — actually three different species of giant, South American knifefish — pack as much as an 860-volt punch used to stupefy prey and defend themselves. Long thought to be exclusively solitary predators of slow, murky rivers, new research suggests electric eels can hunt in groups, cooperatively…
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The Way Electric Eels Kill Is Even Cooler Than We Realised
Electric eels are among the most badarse predators on planet Earth. How many other creatures can deliver a shock powerful enough to paralyse a horse? But their superpowers are even more impressive than we realised. These eels don’t just use electricity to attack, they use it to see.