Animals: An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) — actually n…

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Did you know? An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) — actually not an eel but a knifefish — can deliver shocks of 600 volts, stronger than a wall socket. It has 6,000 electric cells ("electrocytes") in its tail. A human can die from it. It uses it for both hunting and self-defence.

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An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) — actually not an eel but a knifefish — can deliver shocks of 600 volts, stronger than a wall socket. It has 6,000 electric cells ("electrocytes") in its tail. A human can die from it. It uses it for both hunting and self-defence.

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