Electrical pulses from electric eels may cause little pores to open in the cells of nearby animals, allowing environmental DNA to enter their bodies.

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Electric eels appear similar to carp and catfish and can generate nearly 600 volts of electricity, which can also hurt humans if they receive a shock ...

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Electric eels belong to the knifefish family, and they can knock your socks off by delivering more than 600 volts.

Electric eels have produced up to 500 volts. Local Indians long ago recognized the nature of the eel’s shocking power, naming the creature puraque, derived from their word for lightning bolt.

Unlike some of the more common eels that you might have even seen in person, the electric eel remains very well hidden from most of us humans while we’re going about our daily life.