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A spinal cord injury in most vertebrates likely inhibits locomotion and induces paralysis—not so in eels. They not only ...

Electric eel zaps do more than just stun — they can alter the DNA of their victims, study suggests By tagging zebra fish with a fluorescent gene, scientists could track how electric eel jolts ...

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A Powerful New Species of Electric Eel Electric eels belong to the naked-back knifefish family, or Gymnotidae. Although we refer to them as eels, they are more like carp and catfish than other eels.

The Arizona family was on Seaworld San Diego's Electric Eel rollercoaster when the mother said she heard her child screaming after the lap belt came loose.