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Electric animals
2 questions tagged Electric animals — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
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Whose work first described how electric eels produce powerful shocks?
The pioneering studies are associated with Humboldt-era naturalists, especially those who documented the South American electric eel in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The eel’s shocks are generated by specialized electric organs made of modified muscle cells.
Fish and sea creaturesElectric animals
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Whose observations first described the electric organ in the torpedo ray?
The torpedo ray’s electric organ was described by early naturalists and later anatomists studying bioelectricity. It can deliver shocks for defense and prey capture.
Fish and sea creaturesElectric animals