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The Truth About Electric Eels Has Long Been Overlooked

9 pointsby giladover 5 years ago

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PavlovsCatover 5 years ago
A much better title would be &quot;Electric eel found to be three distinct species&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Electric_eel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Electric_eel</a><p>3 more crazy electric eel facts [0] you may not have known, I didn&#x27;t:<p>- &quot;Electric eels are also capable of controlling their prey&#x27;s nervous systems with their electrical abilities; by controlling their victim&#x27;s nervous system and muscles via electrical pulses, they can keep prey from escaping or force it to move so they can locate its position.&quot;<p>- &quot;They can also concentrate the discharge by curling up and making contact at two points along its body.&quot;<p>- &quot;When agitated, they can produce these intermittent electric shocks over at least an hour without tiring.&quot;<p>[0] That is referring to crazy facts about electric eels, not facts about crazy electric eels.