A researcher reveals the shocking truth about electric eels
Electrical current of a real-life recipient of the fish’s leap attack is measured for the first time

TAKING ONE FOR SCIENCE This electric eel may be relatively small, but the pain from its shock is comparable to that from an electric fence, a researcher has learned.
K. Catania
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