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Article: The shocking truth about electric eels!
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- Boy's Quest
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Here's a riddle for you: How do you catch an electric eel? Give up? Use a lightning rod!
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Why a lightning rod? The electric eel is one of the only animals on this planet that can produce, store, and discharge its own electricity. The electric eel can discharge the same amount of electricity as five, yes FIVE, electrical outlets.
The electric eel is a spineless, toothless fish that inhabits the dark, muddy bottoms of the Amazon and other South American rivers. It can grow up to nine feet long and weigh up to 45 pounds, about as much as a five or six-year-old boy weighs. It is an air-breathing fish and must rise to the ...