According to the National Aquarium, electric eels have "a special mucous membrane in their mouth" which helps them absorb oxygen from the air. The reason electric eels have the unique ability to ...

In these clips, an electric eel in the lab attacks a dead fish attached to wire, which is shaken to simulate a struggle. The sounds represent the change in voltage level the eel is producing.

Many people might cringe at the mention of electric eels, but what is it that makes these creatures such a shocking presence in the animal kingdom? Are they truly electric, and do they possess the ...

Though they are well known parts of popular culture, electric eels remain something of a mystery to most of us. And there’s good reason for this. Unlike some of the more common eels that you ...

More than 200 years after the electric eel inspired the design of the first battery, it has been discovered that they can co-ordinate their "zaps". Researchers working in the Amazon filmed eels ...

South American rivers are home to at least three different species of electric eels, including a newly identified species capable of generating a greater electrical discharge than any other known ...