Newswise — In a legendary account the famous 19th century explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt recounted a dramatic battle between horses and electric eels that he witnessed on a field trip ...

While electric eels are already known for their strong electric shocks, new research has found that this water-dwelling hunter has another surprising way to survive. In the face of danger, the ...

You’re wading in a pond in the Amazon Rainforest when something slimy brushes against your leg. Then you feel another one. And another. You look down to see that you’re surrounded by a swarm of ...

New research reveals that electric eels can spring out of the water and administer powerful electric shocks to would-be predators. Electric eels will attack large, partially submerged objects by ...