Are electric eels actually electric? The short answer is yes, and these eels can also leap from the water to target their prey.
At the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, five eels live in the Amazon Rising habitat, where probes in the water sense their electricity and transmit their energy to a lightbar and a speaker.
“Normally, you go places, and you only see one individual,” says Jim Watson, senior aquarist at Shedd Aquarium. “There’s not a ton known about this animal because they are a little more difficult to research in the wild,” Watson says. Eels are able to produce various levels of electrical impulses, depending on what they are trying to accomplish. When hunting, eels emit low-voltage electric waves to navigate and locate their prey. Higher voltage,The resulting water disturbance reveals their location. When a higher voltage is released, the prey is paralyzed. The eel then suspends the electrical impulses and strikes the prey while it is immobile.
During feeding times, the eels’ electricity soars due to the activity and excitement. Otherwise, the eels are satisfied and safe, which means they use their electrical impulses for other purposes like navigation and communication.
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