Electric Eel: Nature’s Living Battery

What if I told you there was an underwater creature that could generate more electricity than an entire classroom?

Meet the electric eel, a living battery that can generate up to 600 volts

of electricity. Electric eels are not actually eels. They are knifefish that live in the

Amazon River. Their bodies are packed with thousands of tiny electric cells.

When activated, these cells combine like batteries and fire together. Electric eels use

weak electrical pulses to sense their surroundings underwater, like radar.

But when hunting or defending themselves, they release powerful shocks that can instantly stun prey.

Scientists study electric eels to inspire better batteries, medical technology, and even robots.