electric eels

Electric EelsIts Scientific name is:

Electrophorus electricus

By JohnMichael

Physical propertiesElectric Eels can weigh 20 kg. They can also grow to be 2 m. long.They are dark gray and brown, on the belly yellow or orange. They also have a thick slimy skin covered in little, miniscule scales.

HabitatElectric Eels live in the Amazon and the Orinoco River. Also, if there is low oxygen in the air, they breathe faster, and if there is a lot of oxygen in the air the breathe slowly.They can swim swiftly throughout the water because the have an anal fin that allows them to move forwards and backwards.Then, when it comes to migrating they move smoothly through the water to their destination.

FoodElectric Eels eat shrimp and crabs, and invertebrates. There carnivores! Om nom nom nom nom nom nom!

ProtectionElectric Eels are still alive today. How do they survive? The answer is: not everyone likes to be “stunned”. They send out an electric pulse in the water that stuns (or shocks) the target(s).

Electric Eels are born in eggs, and they have about 17,ooo babies.They are actually knifefish, not eels. Also, one of them in a zoo actually sends out shock waves to send pre written tweets.

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Problems They FaceLuckily, Electric Eels are not endangered! But you can help by not

polluting!

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ConclusionSo, electric eels are awesome! I find it really cool how they can send out electrical waves. I hope you enjoyed this!