Eel

What eats electric eels? Apart from being fished by humans, electric eels have no known predators. They are too dangerous for other species to go… Read More »Which Animal Can Kill Electric Eel?

Eels were historically a cheap, nutritious, and readily available food source for the people of London; European eels were once so common in the Thames… Read More »Why Do British People Eat Eel?

They can also live for many years. Large longfins have been estimated to be at least 60 years old. The biggest eels are usually old… Read More »How Old Can An Eel Be?

After more than a century of speculation, researchers have finally proved that American eels really do migrate to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce. Where do… Read More »Where Do Old Eels Go?

Moray eels are carnivorous. They are ambush predators that pounce on a prey as it passes by. They eat fish, molluscs (squid and cuttlefish), and… Read More »Do Moray Eels Eat Squid?

Unlike most fish, eels do not have pelvic fins, and most species do not have pectoral fins. Eels have a continuous dorsal, anal, and caudal… Read More »Does An Eel Have Fins?

An adult can stun its prey by firing 500 V discharges into the water as it hunts. Electric eels live in slow-moving freshwater creeks and… Read More »How Do Eels Get Their Prey?

Critics of the electric chair dispute whether the first jolt of electricity reliably induces immediate unconsciousness as proponents often claim. Witness testimony, botched electrocutions (see… Read More »Is Death By Electrocution Painful?

What are the symptoms of an electric shock? loss of consciousness. muscle spasms. numbness or tingling. breathing problems. headache. problems with vision or hearing. burns.… Read More »How Can You Tell If You Got An Electric Shock?

The frilled shark. The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, because of its primitive, anguilliform (eel-like) physical traits, such as a dark-brown color, amphistyly… Read More »What Shark Looks Like A Eel?